The eunuchs of Xingqing Palace woke up one night, and suddenly found that Cheng Yuanzhen, the inner supervisor, was digging around in the palace with a group of people. But because of Cheng Yuanzhen's prestige, these eunuchs are willing to rush to provoke unhappiness.

"Digging!"

I don't know which one suddenly shouted excitedly.

Cheng Yuanzhen immediately rushed over with joy, took a thing from the hand of the excited chamberlain, opened the silk material stained with soil, and asked angrily after only two glances: "Whose house is this?"

"Back to the inner prison, this, this is Zhang, Zhang Fuchen's ......"

A eunuch's eyes were full of schadenfreude, it was just a thought, and the wealth that originally belonged to him went to Zhang Fuchen, and every time he dreamed back at midnight, he would regret his intestines again.

"Okay, record it, and dig it!"

The time of the construction of Xingqing Palace is still short, 40 years ago when Li Longji did not ascend the throne, it was only his private residence, after ascending the throne after several expansions and reconstructions, it has become a collection of mountains and rivers and pavilions and the main hall in one of the palaces, now it is called Nannei by the officials.

It stands to reason that a palace like this, which has been built for a short time, should be very clean, but if you don't dig it, you don't know it, and digging it down with a shovel will make people look shocking. But in an hour's effort, a basket full of things has been dug up.

Depending on the degree of decay, the time span ranges from at least a few decades to several years.

However, the group of eunuchs with great fanfare soon stopped at the gate of a small courtyard.

Cheng Yuanzhen said angrily: "What are you doing in a daze?

A chamberlain hurriedly replied: "No, no, the slave doesn't dare to go in, this, this is General Gao's house." ”

Cheng Yuanzhen didn't know that this was Gao Lishi's house, and when he lived in the palace on weekdays, Gao Lishi would come here to rest when he was tired. But he just wants to take Gao Lishi, and now even Gao Lishi's house has been searched, to see who will dare to disobey him in the future.

"Check me, and whoever doesn't go in will be whipped up. ”

Under the drive and coercion of Cheng Yuanzhen, this group of chamberlains regained the courage to rush into Gaolis's courtyard and dig everywhere.

To be honest, Cheng Yuanzhen really hoped to dig up something, but it was very disappointing, and the entire courtyard was dug up to the bottom and found nothing. This is to be expected. Cheng Yuanzhen waved his hand with satisfaction: "Let's go, today's progress is tight, I will go to Taiji Palace, Daming Palace, Ten Kings Mansion, East Palace in a few days after I have searched Xingqing Palace......."

When he talked about the East Palace, Cheng Yuanzhen's eyebrows jumped, and then he took the lead out of the small courtyard as if nothing happened.

After digging Gao Lishi's small courtyard, he soon dug it under the eaves of Bian Lingcheng's residence, which was where the eunuchs lived, and everyone was very clear. There are still people who are hesitating, everyone knows that Bian Lingcheng is insidious and greedy, and he is vicious and mean many times more than Gao Lishi. These people were afraid that after he returned from the Tongguan prison army, he would retaliate on a large scale, so that he would be even more frictional than when he was at Gao Lishi.

Cheng Yuanzhen glanced at his henchman, but when he saw that the servant immediately understood, he took the lead and rushed over.

This is how everything is, with the one who takes the lead, everything is in order, and the shovel turns up and down again.

"Digging!"

Cheng Yuanzhen's eyes narrowed into a slit, but whenever he was happy, his eyes would squint into a slit, and this time he was afraid that it would be the same.

……

On the construction site between Anyi Fang and Xuanping Fang, I am afraid that it has become the only place in Chang'an City that has not been affected, Du Fu and Wei Ji sighed for a long time.

"I heard that Nan Nei has been digging with great fanfare, what is this going to do?

Du Fu complained repeatedly, and he was familiar with the history of all dynasties, and he had already sensed a trace of ominous premonition from this strange action.

Wei Ji rarely didn't say a word, because he also realized how deep and muddy the water behind this was, and any inappropriate word could make him and the Wei family fall into the abyss from which they could never recover.

"Brother Wei, you have something to say!"

Facing Du Fu, who was a little ambitious, Wei Ji spread his hands and said, "What can I say, what use can I say?"

Du Fu sighed dejectedly: "I don't know what Zhonglang will think." ”

Qin Jin has not returned to the construction site since the Shenwu Army was confined to the Forbidden Garden and cannot move freely, which is also strange to say, this group of Shenwu Army who dug holes between Anyi Fang and Xuanping Fang seems to have been forgotten, and some people may think that these people cannot pose a threat.

Wei Ji said word by word: "General Zhonglang only said four words today. ”

Du Fu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

"Be careful with what you say and do!"

"Is there a bird for prudence in words and deeds?" Du Fu said a rare foul word, "Now I just pray that Ping Suli has not offended the eunuch, and don't dig into your own door!"

Du Fu's words made Wei Ji change color, and he suddenly realized that the Wei family and Yang Guozhong have never been on good terms, did this Cheng Yuanzhen and Yang Guozhong also secretly communicate with each other?

"What's the matter? Brother Wei really has a disagreement with that eunuch?"

Du Fu didn't expect that he was just an unintentional remark, and he was unfortunate enough to say it.

Wei Ji stomped his foot and said hatefully: "It's not that I have a disagreement with that eunuch, but I offended Yang Guozhong, I'm afraid that Yang Guozhong will take the opportunity to fall into the well!"

Hearing this, Du Fu only felt that his head was as big as a fight, and he scolded with hatred that iron could not become steel: "This smoky court, don't you want to think about it!"

"My brother Zimei, be cautious in your words and deeds, now even the Zhonglang general is a man with his tail between his legs, in case there is a good one, who else can protect your neck?"

The more the conversation between the two continued, the more discouraged Du Fu became, where was this still the prosperous Tang Dynasty in his impression, did he really want to go back to the Han Dynasty where severe punishment and cruel laws prevailed?

Whether it is Du Fu or Wei Ji, in fact, there are always four words on his lips, but he doesn't dare to say them.

……

"Witch curse!"

An old man with gray hair said four words complacently.

Cheng Yuanzhen's eyes widened in surprise.

"Is there an allusion?

This old man is none other than Fan Changming, a countryman.

Fan Changming shook his head and said: "General Rongyu, I read a book in the past year, which recorded in detail a major case in the second year of the former Han Zhenghe!"

Cheng Yuanzhen's interest was hooked, "Is the big case related to the current situation?"

Although the eunuchs in the palace are literate, they are all uneducated, unskilled, and do not know poetry and history.

"Don't worry, general, listen to what he says. ”

Fan Changming said: "Yang Xianggong said lightly, the curiosity aroused by this is like a gluttonous worm, how can you bear it?"

Yang Guozhong laughed: "Okay, then let's talk to General Cheng about it!"

Fan Changming listened for a long time before he had an epiphany, he originally thought it was an opportunity sent by God, but he didn't want it to be planned by Fan Changming, the old man and Yang Xianggong. He glanced at Fan Changming, who was a little obscene, and really underestimated this guy in his heart, but I don't know how this guy got in touch with Yang Xianggong?

Then, Cheng Yuanzhen thought of a key question.

"So, Li Xuanren's old way?"

Just from Yang Guozhong's knowing smile, Cheng Yuanzhen has already seen a glimpse of it, and he only feels that the whole thing is too unbelievable, but at the same time, he is afraid that Yang Guozhong is playing with fire with Fan Changming. Fan Changming is an old widower, without a wife and no children, and the purpose of his life is to take revenge.

But Cheng Yuanzhen thought about it again, and decided not to remind Yang Guozhong, why not let them toss and profit from it?

"I don't know if the prime minister has any orders?"

Yang Guozhong didn't answer, but Fan Changming said slowly: "There are two people in the house who must dig out and shoot puppets!"

The other party got straight to the point, but Cheng Yuanzhen was unwilling to be driven by others, and sneered: "Sifu is so big, can I decide whether I can dig it out?"

Fan Changming seemed to have expected that Cheng Yuanzhen would not cooperate obediently, and handed over a piece with a smile. Cheng Yuanzhen took it inexplicably, only to find out that it was a letter, but after looking at it twice, he couldn't help but be shocked. This was actually the correspondence he exchanged with Fan Changming when he framed Feng Ang for offending Qin Jin.

Shocked and angry, Cheng Yuanzhen tore the letter in his hand to shreds, these things must be destroyed, if these things fall into the hands of Gao Lishi, where will he have a future?

Fan Changming smiled: "General, don't panic, this is just a copy, as much as you want, Fan Mou will have as much as he wants!"

Hearing the lewd laughter of the townsman, Cheng Yuanzhen intuitively turned the world, pointed at Fan Changming, and even trembled when he spoke.

"You, you, despicable, shameless!"

"Am I despicable? I am shameless? Can I be more despicable and shameless than you?"

Cheng Yuanzhen sighed dejectedly, and his body finally softened.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do!"

Fan Changming's eyes glowed with the brilliance of a cat playing with mice.

"If this is the case, you and my brother will not tear their faces!"

Thinking of this mess that made him deeply humiliated and imprisoned, Fan Changming hated to swallow him alive, if it wasn't for the coincidence that he met Yang Guozhong, how could he have today's happiness?

……

Looking at the roster on the desk, Li Longji's hands trembled uncontrollably, and the names recorded on it were those he knew and those he didn't recognize. But he never imagined that these people had all used the technique of disgust to kill such evil methods as shooting puppets!

Zhang Fuchen and Bian Lingcheng are both among Li Longji's most trusted people, and even now they are shouldering a major mission to run errands abroad, but they are also among them. The only thing that comforts Li Longji is that Colliers is innocent and has nothing to do with it!

"The people involved in the case will all be imprisoned, and Zhang Fuchen and Bian Lingcheng will not be dealt with for the time being!"

Most of the list handed over by Cheng Yuanzhen today involves eunuchs, and there are also one or two low-grade concubines among them, and these people are naturally doomed.

"Starting tomorrow, go check the Taiji Palace, the East Palace!"

When the last two words were spoken, Li Longji suddenly felt his heart beat rapidly twice.