241|Operation Bottoming Out
In the following days, while Wang Jue paid attention to the safety of the village, he kept sending servants to Chang'an to inquire about the progress of the matter. Occasionally, Wang Jue and Wang Siyuan would leave Nanshan, or go to Mojiabao for a walk, or visit the minister's mansion of acquaintances, but no one from all walks of life heard any valuable news.
The people of Chang'an are very happy, and the saint is sympathetic to us and others, and deliberately presses such a good show to wait for the New Year. Let's not just watch the excitement and gloating, everyone knows that Wang Xiangong has been looking for the murderer of his eldest brother's family, we usually want to help but have no heart, but we can participate in one or two at this time.
Originally, the inn and tavern business was not very good during the New Year, but because of this incident, the places were overcrowded. The people are all doing the same thing, since there are new clues in Wang Lao's case, let's discuss it together to see if we can come up with a way to identify the murderer, and then we can tell SΓΉ Chang'an Order.
Although Xiao Cui has always managed the security of Chang'an very well, and it is fair for us to complain, we people just feel that his ability is limited, otherwise why would the case not be solved for so long.
Cui Zhixian is also holding back a lot of energy in his heart, because of this case, he has gone from being like a god to being mediocre in his ability, and finally has clues that he will be ashamed. On the day of the New Year's banquet, Xiao Cui was quite happy, and when he saw that he had spoken out, the saint faintly praised it, thinking that since Li Shimin asked King Han to write that poem in public, he must have already grasped the evidence.
Who knows, when he went into the palace the next day to ask, the saint just said that he should judge the case well and find a servant to look at King Han, but he didn't give anything to the hint next to him. This made Xiao Cui sad, and he had no choice but to cooperate with the investigation of the case and invite King Han to the palace for a few days.
Li Yuanchang was still surprised and nervous at the New Year's banquet, but he figured out that someone was framing him that night. is not in a hurry about being tried, and anyone with a little brain can see that he has been wronged, and only wonders what Li Shimin's intention is in arranging him to write in public.
When Cui Zhixian locked him up in a small courtyard of the government office on the grounds that he was a suspect and was guarded by officials, it was only then that Li Yuanchang, who was a thief because of the things on the side, began to rush to pass the news outside. After all, he is not very old, and he is nervous and has no consideration for doing things, so he let the secret guard who Li Shimin arranged to go to the government catch the tail.
Recently, Cui Zhixian has been living in the mansion, and as soon as he goes out, people will surround him to inquire about the situation, and every time he says that he is still investigating, he has to bear the disappointed expressions of the people and the disdainful eyes that he knows so much, so worried that his hair falls out.
There are also Wang Jue and Wang Siyuan, who went to Chang'an twice and found that everyone was enthusiastically gathering to discuss the case, and the two of them were afraid that there were really powerful people who could analyze something.
Wang Jue wanted to go in and ask every time she passed by the palace, but from the bright side, she shouldn't suspect that King Han had something to do with her eldest brother, so she would never go to Li Shimin with her usual behavior, so she could only endure and continue to wait for the next progress.
As a result, the progress did not wait, but waited for the news that Li Shimin invited everyone to go hunting in Kunming Pond.
Although he was worried about the situation in Nanshan, but thinking that Li Shimin's sudden abnormal behavior at this time must have been for a reason, in the end, Wang Jue decided to follow him to see it in person, so he could find an opportunity to find out about the situation by the way. As for Nanshan, there shouldn't be anything wrong with Wang Siyuan and Liu Dabao, anyway, Kunming Pool is in the southwest suburbs of Chang'an, and it is not too far from Nanshan Village.
The holy decree said that everyone would meet outside the city gate, Wang Jue rushed there earlier than the agreed time, and sure enough, someone met her tacitly.
The eldest grandson Wuji saw Wang Jue and Meng Xiang leading their horses to look at the city gate, and hurriedly rode their horses to the two of them, "I knew that you could come early, but something big happened in the court yesterday!"
Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji had been completely incarnated recently, Wang Jue said cooperatively: "We also think that something may happen, tell me quickly, why does the Holy Lord suddenly want to go out hunting?"
"In recent days, envoys have come to give congratulatory gifts, and you must have both heard of it. Yesterday, some ministers and envoys put on a good show, and they collectively asked the saint to be consecrated in meditation. This kind of thing has been a powerful temptation for kings since ancient times, but the saint refuses it without even thinking about it. Ouch, you weren't there at the time, and a lot of Yushi was already excited to get ready to go out of the station, but he was suffocated again. "The eldest grandson Wuji seems to be sorry because he didn't see the excitement, and he has always had a grudge against Huaxin's brother-in-law.
Meng Xiang was surprised: "The Holy Lord actually refused neatly?!"
Wang Jue was also surprised, with her understanding of Li Shimin, the other party might refuse, but such a big temptation should not be done neatly in front of him, unless there is something that hinders him from having to give up the possibility of sealing Zen.
The eldest grandson Wuji smiled subtly, "Then the Holy Lord said that he was grateful to everyone for their attention to him, so he invited the envoy and the ministers to go out hunting together. I couldn't fault it, but I didn't think something was right. Today I can be with the two of you, and your life will be safe for the old man. β
Seeing that he said it bluntly, the two people who had confidence in their own force also agreed.
The three of them chatted for a while, and gradually ministers began to arrive, and many people were whispering about what to hunt in the winter and the New Year. Then the envoys arrived together, and finally Li Shimin made the finale. Wang Jue found a strange thing, Li Chengqian didn't follow!
Wang Jue seized the opportunity, rode a horse to catch up with Li Shimin, and asked curiously, "Why didn't Cheng Qian come?"
Li Shimin naturally replied: "The queen's health is not very good, the child is filial and stays in the palace to take care of his mother." β
It's a lie when you hear it, the queen mother said a few days ago that she hasn't had a gas illness for a long time, and the person who noticed that something was wrong heard his answer and felt more and more that something would happen today. Wang Jue has been looking for an opportunity to probe him, and now is the right time, "Cheng Qian is about to be crowned, what do you think about his relatives?"
"I'm going to get him married in three or four years, but I'm not in a hurry. Seeing that Wang Jue rarely took the initiative to talk to him, Li Shimin followed the conversation and said: "You are Chengqian's teacher, you can't completely ignore this matter, don't you look at whose daughter is good?"
"That's not true, I also think it's better to let Chengqian get married after three or four years. It's just that the position of the crown princess is really important, and we should start thinking about candidates from now on. β
"There are still three or four years to go, if you choose a good person now, in case there is any accident with that girl when you don't get married, won't some people seize the opportunity to say that my son's life is hard to kill. No, no, no, not so early. β
From the moment Li Shimin and Wang Jue started chatting, the surroundings became quiet, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
When it comes to the prince's marriage, most people at first thought that they were unwilling to marry the royal family, his family had a bad reputation and was a litter of poor eggs, and entering the palace was also to let the children suffer. However, after thinking about it again, Li Chengqian is still very reliable, and if there is any good thing about Wang Xiangong, he will definitely bring the princess's maiden family, and the position of the princess has a very good prospect.
I wanted to hear the choice requirements of the two, but what happened to the saint's mouth was so ugly, and your daughter died!
Wang Jue glanced at the faces of the ministers around him, and indeed many of them were as black as ink, which also showed that they were moved by their thoughts after listening to Fang Cai's conversation. Can't let everyone misunderstand that she is very ignorant, Wang Jue decided to talk to Li Shimin about her thoughts during the time she was on the road.
"The Holy One has misunderstood me, I mean that the wrong person may be chosen based on external fame and a brief meeting, and we should demarcate a range to focus on the target person from now on. You think, if you say that many people can pass the test in terms of family, etiquette and appearance, but it's hard to say what it looks like inside. β
After Wang Jue's reminder, Li Shimin's mind appeared a series of palace fights and house fights written by the ladies in the palace, and he said thoughtfully: "Wang County's concerns are very reasonable, and we have to take a good look at this matter after the year." Li Shimin's voice was not small, which meant to tell everyone that if there is a girl of appropriate age who is unwilling to marry him, hurry up and give the marriage.
Those who still have thoughts break out in a cold sweat when they hear the words. Who doesn't have a few sisters-in-law and concubines, house fights or something are commonplace, and I don't know what kind of person they are looking for to be the crown princess, but the spicy and vicious ones will definitely not want it. If there are daughters in the family who are pampered or like to torture maids, they all want to go back and discipline them quickly. Regardless of whether he can be selected or not, a restless family will leave a bad impression on the saint.
Looking at the appearance of the ministers, Wang Jue had a hunch that their mansion would be much quieter in recent years. For her, telling people directly about things doesn't create an obstacle to choosing a candidate. There are already two locked candidates, and even if she is replaced, she can also find out the true situation of that person.
Seeing that Wang Jue and Li Shimin finished chatting, the ministers were all immersed in their thoughts, and the envoys seized the opportunity to ask if they could get married. When Li Shimin's idea politely refused, Wang Jue withdrew from the encirclement very unjustly and returned to Meng Xiang and the eldest grandson Wuji again.
When he arrived at Kunming Pond, Mr. Li was freed from the three words 'crown princess'.
Kunming Pond was built in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which was originally used to train the water army, and later changed to a place to play. Their real destination was Shanglin Garden, not far from Kunming Pond, which was a royal garden in the Qin and Han dynasties, and there were hundreds of beasts within 300 miles of its vertical and horizontal area. The strange thing is that the general holy decree talks about hunting in Kunming Pond, Wang Jue secretly thought that it must be because he was embarrassed to say that he wanted to hunt captive animals.
The delicate-minded people had been observing the surroundings, and they had noticed that there had been no change in the guards outside the Upper Forest Garden. This seemingly normal situation is very abnormal, and it stands to reason that the Holy Lord should strengthen the guards when he comes, if it is not for the dereliction of duty of the soldiers or on purpose.
It seems that there are not many soldiers who come with them, and many thoughtful ministers have begun to gather around the soldiers. Just as everyone was about to enter Shanglin Yuan, several cold arrows suddenly came out from the surrounding woods and went straight towards Li Shimin!
"Protect the saint!" the soldiers rushed out after shouting, Wang Jue and Meng Xiang came to Li Shimin's side to protect them tacitly, and the eldest grandson, who had not exercised for a long time, followed Yan SΓΉ with a heavy sword in his hand.
Glancing at Li Shimin, seeing that he was maintaining a stern face and looking directly at the battle in front of him, Wang Jue thought that this hunt must be a trap set by him. Otherwise, if anyone dared to make a move on him in the past, Li Shimin would have been angry a long time ago.