Chapter 4770 Attack in groups

Chapter 4770 Attack in groups
Your Majesty's "special supervision" instantly threw Li Shenfu into a trap. Its significance did not lie in whether the royal family and nobles who followed him believed that Li Shenfu had already defected to Your Majesty, but in giving the royal family and nobles who attacked Jingzhao Prefecture an excuse to attack Li Shenfu.

Now the people in the main hall are holding on to this point. If Li Shenfu wants to prove that he did not betray everyone to join His Majesty, then he must produce evidence to prove it.

How to prove it?
It's very simple. Stand together with everyone and rescue those royal family members and noble children who are being detained and interrogated...

Li Shenfu was extremely worried and irritated.

He had already reserved a retreat route in advance, and had hinted in his words that everyone was voluntarily going to attack the Jingzhao Prefecture government office. This was for their own interests and had nothing to do with him. Everyone would have to bear any consequences themselves.

However, no one expected that Jingzhao Prefecture and Jinwu Guards were well prepared and captured those young men in one fell swoop, and His Majesty ordered severe punishment. As a result, these people still ran to the palace in a panic and asked him to step forward to negotiate with His Majesty and the court.

But the problem is that Li Shenfu doesn't want to negotiate, but he can't negotiate.

His Majesty gave him the title of "special supervision" which was already a very serious warning, telling him that His Majesty knew all his secret actions, and if he got involved in those shady tricks, it would not be so easy to deal with him...

If he stands up to negotiate with the court at this time, isn't that a challenge to His Majesty?
Li Shenfu was very angry. Not only was he angry that these royal family members and nobles who usually followed his orders did not listen to him and ran to the Prince's Mansion to make trouble, he was even more angry at His Majesty's "lack of tact".

It stands to reason that he is now a "special supervisor", whether actively or passively, he is considered as your majesty's man, and he is automatically separated from the royal family and nobles, so your majesty must support him and ensure his safety. With Fang Jun's strength and the power to control the Jinwu Guard, it is enough to ensure the stability of Chang'an City. Even Fang Jun does not need to show up in person, he only needs to send a team of soldiers to stand outside the gate of the Prince's Mansion. Who dares to act rashly?

However, Fang Jun ignored him. Now dozens of families have come to the Prince's Mansion to stir up trouble and get angry. There is a risk of violence at any time, but they still have to ask Fang Jun to send troops to maintain safety...

He looked at Li Daoli, who was filled with grief and indignation, frowned and asked, "Are you blaming me for Dalang's death as well?"

Li Daoli shook his head: "Every wrong has its perpetrator, I just want to find the murderer and avenge my son. I hope Uncle Wang can do justice."

Li Shenfu had a splitting headache. "The situation was so chaotic that we had no idea who did it. The three judges have been investigating for a whole day and still have no clue. How can I make a decision for you? Moreover, this matter is very strange. Why did Dalang get into trouble when others were fine? You have to think carefully and don't let the thieves take advantage of you. If we fight among ourselves first, won't it make our relatives sad and our enemies happy?"

The attack on Jingzhao Prefecture was nominally led by Li Daoli, but his son was trampled to death inside the Jingzhao Prefecture government office. This incident was so weird from head to toe that it was hard to believe that someone wasn't behind this.

As the backbone of Li Shenfu's faction, once Li Daoli chooses to take crazy revenge out of hatred, it can easily cause internal divisions and lead to disintegration...

However, Li Daoli didn't care about that at all. He glared with bloodshot eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "I don't care about that. Grand plans, power, and achievements are not as important to me as my son. Since my son is dead, I will find the murderer and chop him into pieces before burying him alive with my son. Other than that, everything else has nothing to do with me."

Li Shenfu didn't know what to say. This man had been blinded by hatred and had lost his mind. If this matter was really planned by someone, and killing a mere Li Jingshu made him helpless and watch the huge force he had worked so hard to build fall apart, that was really too clever.

The more I thought about it, the more suspicious Li Jingshu's death seemed to me. The more coincidental it was, the more it showed that it was intentional...

Li Shenfu was in a state of annoyance, and had no idea what to do, because there were too many people with the same motive. Perhaps it was a warning from His Majesty to the royal family, or perhaps Fang Jun bribed the royal family members to kill Li Jingshu in order to cause internal division, or even someone wanted to force him to start the rebellion early...

He now has a grudge against everyone, even Li Daoli is no exception.

Because now Li Daoli has won the sympathy of everyone, and everyone agrees to give him appropriate compensation. Even if he is rewarded generously in the future, no one will object, because he has paid the price of a son.

But Li Daoli has more than one son...

Is it a self-torture tactic?
Not necessarily impossible.

"Uncle King, please don't be silent. Now that we are all gathered here, you have to give an explanation, right? Our children have paid such a huge price for the benefit of everyone. Not only will they lose their current titles, but they may even be stripped of their qualifications to inherit the title. Those families who did not send people to participate must give some compensation, right?"

"We can't be the ones charging into battle while you sit back and reap the rewards, can we?"

The crowd was outraged. Li Shenfu, who used to have great prestige, has now become the target of public criticism. People work in groups. When one person faces Li Shenfu, he is afraid of his seniority, achievements, and prestige. But when everyone gets together, their courage increases sharply, and they seem to be ready to demolish the Xiangyi County Prince's Mansion if they disagree with him.

Li Shenfu had no way of saying anything. He could deny in front of His Majesty that he had ordered people to attack Jingzhao Prefecture, but he could not say that in front of these "interest groups" that followed his lead. Once he shirked the responsibility, there would be no need for him as a "leader".

He now only hoped that the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard or the runners of the Jingzhao Prefecture would come quickly to maintain order, otherwise if the stalemate continued, no one knew what would happen...

The noisy situation lasted for more than half an hour, and then Li Demao hurried back, walked quickly through the crowd in the main hall to Li Shenfu, leaned over and whispered in Li Shenfu's ear: "Ma Zhou said that Jingzhao Prefecture is cooperating with the three judicial departments to try the case, and the staff are in the prison to guard the prisoners and cannot be withdrawn. The left and right Jinwu Guards cannot move without military orders, but Fang Jun, who controls the Jinwu Guards, went to Pingkangfang to drink with the Prince of Hejian. I rushed over to ask for an audience, but Fang Jun said that this is a family affair of the royal family and nobles, and it is not convenient for the Jinwu Guards to interfere."

Li Shenfu was furious: "So many people need an explanation. If they are not satisfied, something bad will happen. How can he, who is responsible for the security of the capital, sit back and do nothing?"

Li Demao was helpless: "He didn't sit idly by. He said that if something really happened, he would bring troops to clean up the mess."

Li Shenfu: "..."

He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, thought carefully, and realized the intention of Fang Jun's action.

Fang Jun was entrusted with the important task of controlling the Jinwu Guards and maintaining law and order in the capital. He would never dare to sit idly by and allow the Xiangyi County Prince's Mansion to be attacked. Since he went to Pingkangfang to drink and ignored the Xiangyi County Prince's Mansion, he must have been instructed by His Majesty to tell the outside world through such behavior that "His Majesty does not mind your business."

This naturally boosted the arrogance of the royal family and nobles who came to "settle accounts", but it also meant that Your Majesty's attitude towards the attack on Jingzhao Prefecture was to stop at the right time. You have to clean up the trouble and mess you have caused yourself.

I'll clean it up, or I'll clean you up...

But if he wants to clean up this matter, he must spend a huge amount of political and economic resources. The consequence is that not only will his prestige suffer a serious blow, the "interest group" centered on him will no longer be as solid as before, and his economic foundation and political influence will be seriously weakened.

Without sufficient money and with their influence in the court weakened, what waves can they make?
Take the fire out of the cauldron.

But now that things have come to this, what choice does he have?
He knocked on the coffee table to attract everyone's attention. The hall gradually quieted down. Li Shenfu said with a gloomy face, "I am too old to make a fuss. It is a bit annoying to hear so many people talking at the same time. Leave three or five representatives to discuss with me in detail how to end this matter. The rest of you go out and wait."

Some people disagreed: "How can this be possible? How can I let others represent my family's affairs?"

Li Shenfu sulked and said, "If you can talk, stay here and have a good talk. If you don't want to talk, get out of here. Don't blame me for not warning you. You can make as much noise as you want here, but if you make too much noise, the Jinwu Guards will immediately appear outside the gate. You all know what I mean, right? You are a bunch of idiots!"

Everyone looked at each other and understood what Li Shenfu meant. Neither His Majesty nor Fang Jun were going to leave them alone. Instead, they were waiting for them to make a big deal so that they could come forward and suppress it with thundering force.

By that time, not only Li Shenfu would be unable to calm the situation, even if Li Xiaogong, Li Yuanjia and others were added...

Besides, we all agreed to come together today to put pressure on Li Shenfu, with the aim of making Li Shenfu responsible for the consequences of this practice and compensate everyone. If Li Shenfu turns the table over and acts like a rogue, won’t everyone get nothing?
Moreover, although everyone is dissatisfied and even angry with Li Shenfu's performance in this incident, the prestige that Li Shenfu has accumulated over the years is still enough to intimidate everyone. Before the situation becomes unmanageable, no one dares to really turn against Li Shenfu.

Li Shenfu raised his hand and pointed at five people including Li Daoli, all of whom were old, had higher seniority, or had higher titles in the royal family. Then he waved his hand and drove the rest out.

Although the others were indignant, they had no choice but to come out of the main hall. They first stood in the yard for a while, and then simply went out the door and stood in groups of three or five on the street, whispering and talking.

Half of Chang'an City knew that the royal family and nobles were negotiating tonight, and the Xiangyi County Prince's Mansion attracted everyone's attention. Many families who had not participated in the attack on Jingzhao Prefecture also sent people to stay around the County Prince's Mansion, hoping to get the latest news about the negotiations, because this is very likely to affect the power structure of the royal family and nobles in the future, and their vital interests must be taken seriously.