"No!"
Before Shangguan Lin could speak, Zhang Han spoke first," Your Majesty, don't listen to this traitor's nonsense. Without us, who will protect Your Majesty?”
"Thief Li, do you want to harm His Majesty?”
Zhang Han had already pulled out his sword and was ready to slash. With one slash, he could take Li Wenbo's life.
"It's alright."
Shangguan Lin shook his head and smiled." Everyone, leave. Zhang Han and Han Fei stay.”
Shangguan Lin had absolute trust in these two.
Even if there was a secret, he could let them hear it.
Seeing the guards leave, Li Wenbo opened his mouth as if he was reminiscing.
"That was four years ago, in June of the fourth year of Jingtai.”
"I wonder if Your Highness still remembers that year, the Minister of War, He Feng, was convicted of treason by the late emperor for selling armaments and embezzling military pay.”
"Zhen remembers."
Shangguan Lin nodded.
When the late emperor was in power, he was greedy for pleasure and did not do many major things. The case of the Minister of War, He Feng, betraying the country was the biggest one.
This case shook the court and spread among the people.
The late emperor destroyed He Feng's nine families, making the ministers tremble and the people cheer.
Shangguan Lin remembered that the late Emperor Shangguan Hong had been proud of himself for a long time because of this matter.
"Could it be that this case is unjust? Someone else was selling armaments and embezzling military pay?”
Shangguan Lin thought of this quickly.
"Not bad."
" Yes." Li Wenbo nodded heavily." At that time, the case of He Feng's treason broke out too suddenly. In just a few days, all the witnesses and evidence were gathered.”
" A shocking case of treason was easily found without any obstacles. All the evidence was found and the case was decided.”
"Your Majesty, don't you think this matter is too smooth?”
"What are you trying to say?"
Shangguan Lin's expression was a little ugly. He had already thought of a hypothesis or possibility.
"Your Majesty is a smart person, and this old minister is also a little smart, so I paid attention to this case back then.”
"Later, I found out that there was a huge black hand behind this case. He Feng was just a pitiful scapegoat.”
"Just tell me the result."
"I found out that before He Feng's treason case broke out, someone had contacted He Feng privately. After that, He Feng secretly sent his family away. He must have discovered something and prepared for a rainy day.”
"But in the end, I still didn't escape this calamity.”
"Who is this person?"
"It doesn't matter who this person is."
Li Wenbo shook his head and said,"It's more important who his master is."”
Facing Shangguan Lin's cold gaze, Li Wenbo spat out two words," Rui Wang."
Hearing this, Shangguan Lin's pupils constricted, and cold killing intent erupted.
" I'm sorry." Li Wenbo continued," When I realized this, I immediately gave up on the idea of continuing the investigation. Then, I cut off all clues."”
"Otherwise, I would have been a pile of dirt long ago.”
"How do I know if you're telling the truth?" Shangguan Lin asked.”
"Your Majesty is quick-witted and far-sighted, so you naturally have a way to verify it.”
"Moreover, there is someone in front of me who can prove what I said.”
"Who is it?"
"Minister of War Cai Song."
"Four years ago, he was the Left Assistant Minister of the Bureau of Military Personnel.”
"I've secretly investigated the files of the Ministry of Personnel and discovered that Cai Song is from Gan Province. He was transferred to the Imperial City from Gan Province.”
"Since things have come to this, I believe that the emperor has already made a decision in his heart.”
Shangguan Lin was silent, his face gloomy.
Han Fei and Zhang Liang also looked gloomy.
"We can't let a fifth person know about what happened today.”
Shangguan Lin flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
Han Fei and Zhang Han bowed at the same time.""Your humble subject obeys."
Seeing Shangguan Lin leave, Li Wenbo asked anxiously," Your Majesty, the grandson of that guilty minister.”
"Don't worry, if you do as you say, I will let him live.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I, Li Wenbo, thank you, Your Majesty. Long live my Emperor!”
Shangguan Lin turned a deaf ear to the sounds of gratitude coming from behind him.
At this moment, his mind was filled with the matter of Rui Wang.
Rui Wang's real name was Shangguan Rui. He was the younger brother of the late Emperor Shangguan Hong, who shared the same mother as him. He was also Shangguan Lin's Imperial Uncle.
Rui Wang did not love power, he only loved romance.
When the late Emperor was still alive, King Rui would go to the capital every year to meet with Shangguan Hong. On the surface, they looked like brothers and brothers who were respectful and harmonious.
However, if Li Wenbo was not lying, then this Rui Wang was far from being as simple as he seemed on the surface.
The mastermind behind He Feng's treason was Rui Wang.
It could also be said that the real person who sold armaments and embezzled military pay was Rui Wang.
It would be fine if that was the only way, but what if he thought further?
Rui Wang did not resell the armaments, but kept them for his own use.
He didn't use his embezzled military pay to enjoy himself, but to recruit soldiers and buy horses.
Then the situation would be completely different.
Compared to rebellion, corruption was a completely different concept.
Rui Wang's fief was in Gan Province, and the new Minister of War, Cai Song, was transferred from Gan Province to the Imperial City.
For the past four years, Cai Song had been in charge of the Ministry of War. If he was really a man of Rui Wang, then how much benefits had he transferred to Rui Wang?
Chief Li Wenbo had only noticed Rui Wang four years ago, so it was obvious that Rui Wang had been plotting in secret for more than four years.
It might be five years, six years, or even seven or eight years.
A reason to rebel?
He and the late emperor were blood brothers. Why could the late emperor be the emperor but he could not?
This reason was enough to make him rebel.
If he really wanted to rebel, what was the best time?
Of course, that was when the previous emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne!
Shangguan Lin's mind raced. In a short moment, he thought of many things and a sense of urgency rose in his heart.
If what he thought was correct, then Rui Wang did not have much time left.
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