"Oh?" Cui Jian and Gao Luochuan glanced at each other, and he smiled: "Don't dare to ask for advice, Master Li has something, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Li Canghai nodded and said, "Master Cui has been an official in the court for decades, so he must know a lot about what happened in the court, right?" ”

Cui Lian nodded, he stroked his beard and said: "The old man has been an official for decades, although he has not done much, but his memory is not bad, as long as I hear or experience something, I will never forget it." ”

After thinking for a while, Li Canghai spoke: "I don't know how much do you know about the case of General Huaihua's treason with the enemy fourteen years ago?" ”

Cui Lian and Gao Luochuan's faces suddenly changed slightly, Cui Lian's brows furrowed slightly, and he said suspiciously: "Master Li, why did you suddenly mention this?" ”

Li Canghai looked at the two of them and said solemnly: "The junior has recently been investigating the mastermind behind the 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu', and found that he may be related to the Qin Fu treason case fourteen years ago, but it has been a long time, and no one knows what happened at that time. ”

"It can't be, right? Qin Fu's case happened fourteen years ago, how could it be related to the traitor? Gao Luochuan said in surprise.

Li Canghai put down the teacup and said: "The 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu' organization is huge, and it is by no means able to be formed overnight, judging from the clues currently available, the 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu' has existed more than ten years ago. ”

Cui Jian lowered his eyebrows and pondered, and after a while, he stood up, walked to the door and closed the door, then walked back to his chair and said in a deep voice: "Canghai, fourteen years have passed since this incident, do you really want to know what happened back then?" ”

Li Canghai nodded heavily and said, "You must know." ”

Cui Lian hesitated for a moment. He sighed and said, "Okay." More than a decade has passed since this incident, but in retrospect. But it was like yesterday. ”

He paused and said, "Fourteen years ago, the name of Huaihua General Qin Fu was well known. He once helped the Holy Lord to quell the Taiping Princess's rebellion, and was deeply trusted by the Holy Lord, and was entrusted with important tasks by the Holy Lord, guarding the border for ten years, so that Tubo did not dare to set foot on half an inch of land in the Tang Dynasty, which can be described as famous. Famous town border. ”

Li Canghai put one hand on his chest, touched his chin with the other, and listened carefully.

"Yes, Qin Fu is bold, upright, and has a reputation for loyalty, and was later crowned as the general of Huaihua by His Majesty, and the limelight can be described as unique for a while." Gao Luochuan took over and said.

Cui Lian nodded. He said: "Unfortunately, this kind of scenery did not last long, but the following year it was suddenly reported that he collaborated with the enemy and treason, and the Holy Lord did not believe such rumors at first. But then the Tibetan invaded Guazhou, Changle and other places, choking the communication between our dynasty and the Western Regions, and the saint was furious. Then he became suspicious of the rumors. At that time, Qin Fu was at home in Luoyang to save relatives. Before he could return to the border, he was withdrawn from his military authority. Hit the jail. ”

Li Canghai frowned and asked, "Just because of the invasion of Tibet, the Holy Lord thinks that Qin Fu is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason?" That doesn't seem reasonable! ”

"Why does Master Li think so?" Gao Luochuan asked.

"According to what the two said, Qin Fu is quite prestigious, and he is dedicated to the country, how can the saint not know? The border is an eventful place, and occasional wars are inevitable, and the invasion of Guazhou by Tubo is at most a crime of unfavorable defense, so why do you think that he collaborated with the enemy and committed treason? Li Canghai groaned.

Cui Jian sighed and said, "Back then, everyone was like you and had the same confusion. Qin Fu has guarded the border for more than ten years, which can be described as invincible, which makes Tubo jealous and abnormal, and does not dare to invade the border of the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years. But it is precisely because of this that His Majesty has become suspicious. ”

"Why is that?" Li Canghai asked.

Cui Lian stroked his gray beard, shook his head and said: "Qin Fuwei shook the border pass and never lost an inch of land, but at this time, he was suddenly attacked by Tubo in Guazhou, Changle and other places, as if he was in a no-man's land. At that time, there was another incident of his collaboration with the enemy and treason from the border, and the saint was furious, so he naturally had some suspicions about it. ”

Li Canghai touched his chin and muttered, "If Qin Fu colluded with Tubo, why did he return to Luoyang? Isn't this a self-defeating trap? ”

Cui Jian took a sip of tea and sighed: "This is really puzzling. However, it was precisely because he left the border without permission that Tubo raided Guazhou and other places. After a pause, Cui Jian put down the teacup and continued: "Soon, the story of General Huaihua's collaboration with the enemy and treason spread all over the world. At that time, the three law divisions and Luoyang Mansion Yin interrogated for three days, and then came to the conclusion that he was collaborating with the enemy and treason, and His Majesty was furious, so he made a decree to exterminate the family. ”

"Is there no one to intercede for him?" Li Canghai asked with low eyebrows.

Gao Luochuan shook his head and said: "Anyone who intercedes for him will be punished as a common crime, who dares to say more?" Since then, the word Qin Fu has become a taboo, and no one dares to mention it, for fear of being implicated. ”

Li Canghai rubbed his eyebrows and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he asked, "Do you know if there is any case left in this case?" ”

"But whenever a case is tried, there must be a case word, which is determined by the law, and there are still case words reserved for ordinary cases, and the three divisions will try such an important case, and naturally there will be case words left." Cui Lian stroked his beard and said.

"So, there are also cases preserved within the ministry?" Li Canghai asked.

Gao Luochuan suddenly sighed and said, "Originally, there was indeed one in the ministry, but then it disappeared. ”

Li Canghai's heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "Lord Gao, what's going on?" ”

Gao Luochuan frowned and said: "Fourteen years ago, the old man participated in this case as a servant of the ministry, and the case was written in five copies, and the three law divisions and Luoyang Mansion who participated in the trial kept four copies, and the remaining one was submitted to the saint. After the case was concluded, I was instructed to seal the case of the officials for safekeeping. A few years later, I was promoted to the secretary of the ministry, and when I took over, I went to check the case files of the past years, but found that the case of Qin Fu was missing, just because the case had passed for a long time, and the old man did not care. ”

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, and what Gao Luochuan said, it can be concluded that the case does exist. This also made him more certain of his previous suspicion that someone had stolen the case.

After thinking for a moment, Li Canghai then asked, "Lord Gao." The case submitted to the Holy One back then was personally submitted to the Holy One by the Three Law Divisions? ”

Gao Luochuan thought for a moment. Shaking his head, he said: "Although this case is jointly tried by the three legal divisions, the real person in charge is Xiangguo at that time. Li Linfu. According to the rules, after the trial of the three law divisions, it should be handed over to Li Linfu, and then Li Linfu will present it to His Majesty. ”

"Li Linfu?" Li Canghai touched his nose, but he was no stranger to this name.

The famous traitor in history, in terms of generation, the current traitor Yang Guozhong is still his descendant.

As far as he knew, Li Linfu served as prime minister for 19 years, making him the longest-reigning prime minister during the Xuanzong period. He has the power alone. Blocking the way of speech, excluding talents, leading to disorder of discipline, and also suggesting the reuse of Hu Jiang, making An Lushan bigger, can be said to be the most critical figure in the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

Li Canghai pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Two adults, is there a gap between Li Linfu and Qin Fu?" ”

"How do you know there's a rift between them?" Cui Jian asked in some surprise.

"What's the difference between them?" Li Canghai didn't answer Cui Lian, but couldn't wait to ask.

Cui Jian frowned. said: "After Li Linfu succeeded as prime minister, Qin Fu gave several times to the saint, saying that he monopolized the power of the court and deceived the saint. also tried to harm former Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling, and the two have long been on the same page. ”

After thinking about it, Li Canghai continued to ask: "But I'm a little puzzled. Since Qin Fu was guarding the border, why did he suddenly return to Luoyang? ”

It is said that his son is seriously ill. In danger of his life, he returned to Luoyang from the border. Cui said.

"I see. But I don't know how many sons Qin Fu has? Li Canghai sighed and asked.

"Qin Fu only has one son, and he was only a kindergarten at that time." Cui Jian thought for a moment and sighed: "Poor young age, I couldn't escape the misfortune of the severed head. ”

Li Canghai rubbed his eyebrows, and gradually had a general understanding of the whole thing in his heart.

"Lord Li, fourteen years have passed since this matter, do you really want to investigate this matter again?" Cui Jian frowned and asked.

Li Canghai raised his head, he looked at Cui Lian, and said deeply: "Master Cui, I want to know, what do you think about this case, do you believe that Qin Fu really collaborated with the enemy and treason?" ”

Cui Lian was stunned, he and Gao Luochuan glanced at each other, and said in a deep voice: "To be honest, the old man doesn't believe that Qin Fu will collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, he has been guarding the border for more than ten years, if he wants to collaborate with the enemy and treason, why wait so long?" It's just that the trial of the three divisions has always been fair, how can they wronged him? ”

Gao Luochuan also nodded and said: "Although I did not directly participate in the trial back then, I also know that there are a lot of human and physical evidence that identify Qin Fu as collaborating with the enemy and treason, not to mention that Qin Fu has admitted that he collaborated with the enemy and committed treason. ”

"Qin Fu's own confession?" Li Canghai asked in surprise.

"Indeed, when he was tried in Luoyang Mansion, he confessed to the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason." Gao Luochuan said.

Li Canghai held the tea cup, gently turned the tea lid with his right hand, and fell into deep thought.

He found that all this was getting more and more complicated, if someone stole the closing statement because he was worried that it would be known by others, it showed that there was something else hidden in this case, but Qin Fu pleaded guilty himself, but overturned all previous speculations.

Qin Fu's self-confession made things more and more confusing, and at the same time, it also made Li Canghai more certain that this case from 14 years ago must have an ulterior secret.

"Lord Li, Lord Li?" Seeing that Li Canghai lowered his eyebrows and was silent, Cui Jian hesitated for a moment, and called out twice in a row: "Master Li, the old man knows what you are thinking, there is no way to know whether Qin Fu was wronged, after all, fourteen years have passed, and it is tantamount to climbing to the sky if you want to re-investigate this case." What's more, the Holy One will not agree to reopen the case. ”

Li Canghai came back to his senses from his contemplation, he understood what Cui Jian meant, if this case was really an unjust case as he guessed, it would be tantamount to saying that the emperor had wrongfully killed important ministers of the court and made a big mistake.

Li Longji is also a very conceited emperor, how could he allow himself to wronged his courtiers? Even if there was only this possibility, he would not try, after all, this matter was related to the emperor's reputation.

"I'm going to check on this." Li Canghai said firmly.

"Master Li, the Holy Lord will return to Chang'an in two days, how are you going to convince the Holy Lord to let you re-investigate this case?" Gao Luochuan asked.

Li Canghai put down the teacup and said: "Two adults, I bother you to go and let the Holy Lord linger in Luoyang for a few more days, just say that this case is inextricably linked to the 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu', and only by thoroughly investigating the events of the year can we find out the true identity of the main messenger behind the 'Reverse Scale Xuanwu', the Lord Lin." ”

Cui Jian and Gao Luochuan glanced at each other suspiciously, and said: "The two of us can go to face the saint for you, but whether the saint agrees or not is not something that the two of us can measure, but the two of us will try our best to convince the saint, and the rest depends on your ability of Lord Li." ”

Li Canghai stood up, bowed deeply to the two, and said, "So, Canghai is here to thank you." ”

"Why should Lord Li be polite, we are also full of doubts about what happened fourteen years ago, if we can find out the truth, I hope Lord Li will not hesitate to tell you."

Cui Lian stroked his beard and said.

Li Canghai nodded and said, "Canghai won't bother the two of me, farewell!" ”

The two sent Li Canghai out of the room, Cui Jian looked at Li Canghai's back, turned to Gao Luochuan and said, "Lord Gao, without further ado, let's go meet the saint!" ”

Gao Luochuan nodded, and then followed Cui Lian to the palace together.

Li Canghai walked slowly all the way, with a lot of thoughts in his heart.

Fourteen years ago, this case of treason with the enemy is full of weirdness, like a contradiction, which makes people puzzled.

Whether Qin Fu collaborated with the enemy and treason, this has become the biggest mystery.

It is not difficult to see from Cui Lian and Gao Luochuan's descriptions that Qin Fu has an upright personality and is a general of Huaihua, how can he collaborate with the enemy and commit treason?

Being trusted by the emperor, with a high position and a heavy army, it can be said that his official position has been done to the extreme, in this case, what benefits can he get from collaborating with the enemy and treason?

Collaborating with the enemy and treason is not the same as rebellion.

If he rebelled and rebelled, he might want to be the emperor himself, and if he collaborated with the enemy and treason, he would take refuge in the enemy country.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, if Tubo really invades the Tang Dynasty, what power can Tubo give him? Will he be allowed to sit as emperor?

In any case, Qin's revenge on the enemy and treason is not in line with common sense.

But he confessed to treason, which is incomprehensible.

In addition, there is also the matter of Li Linfu.

Li Linfu has been in charge of the government for more than ten years, and I don't know how many loyal ministers and good generals he has harmed, but this person has died of illness in the eleventh year of Tianbao, even if he is suspected of being related to the Qin Fu case, there is no way to find out now.

Li Canghai clasped his hands in his sleeves and walked down the street, thinking about the problem intently, ignoring the surrounding crowds.

Not far away, however, a horse-drawn carriage rampaged through the middle of the street.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The horses are frightened, get out of the way! The driver of the carriage had an ugly face, and he desperately grabbed the reins, and cried out in horror.

The pedestrians on the street were suddenly screaming in fright and dodging to both sides.

The carriage was not controlled at all, and after overturning several hawker stalls in a row, it actually rushed directly towards Li Canghai. (To be continued.) )