Hearing Wu Zetian say this, Li Tong breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to ensure that the disputes within the Beiya military are not exposed, no matter what is right or wrong, the matter of this night will not be discussed and decided on the surface, and naturally there will be no clear punishment for a certain party.

His grandmother said a very right thing, that is, on this night he competed with the puppet with the nobles of the heavenly family, although it seemed very majestic, but in fact it was very dangerous. Xue Huaiyi regards the palace defense as nothing all the year round, and the kings of the martial arts family can't insist on themselves and abide by their duties, so they have a lot of indulgence in it.

The accumulation and operation of the martial arts family in Beiya is far from being comparable to Li Tong, this time the matter only happened in a narrow space, and the reason is that he is definitely on Li Tong's side, he has to draw his knife with his own hands and kill Xue Huaiyi's entourage in a drastic way to barely deter the situation.

If the other party's attitude is more tough and decisive, or if the matter does not happen in the narrow space behind the Xuanwu Gate, more people can participate, then the result may not be the way it is in front of them.

In order to ensure the deterrence of the foreign province of Chaonan, Wu Zetian did not make a clear punishment for this matter. But if it just doesn't happen, this is actually not good news for Li Tong, who still has a weak foundation in Beiya.

The initiator, what is the aftermath? Since the killing of the king in Xuanwumen this night is nothing, and there is no result of right and wrong, does it mean that it is nothing to treat the king like this?

Even if Xue Huaiyi and Wu Youning are not so bold and decisive, but those generals who follow the martial arts family in Beiya, can they all be brave and advancing?

Therefore, just not pursuing it is not enough to meet Li Tong's requirements. He needs the support of his grandmother's more pronounced attitude, even if he is not in this matter, he must show it in other ways, so as to deter the soldiers of Beiya who are ready to move and want to take risks to take the crown.

After Wei Tuan'er left the palace, the introduction of noodles for his grandmother and the sharing of Xue Huaiyi's favor have always been the responsibility of his aunt, Princess Taiping, and Li Tong rarely asked.

Originally, he had already planned to start introducing Shen Nanxuan to balance Xue Huaiyi, but when he heard his grandmother's statement at this time, there was no need to rush for a while. One is that he is resistant to such a thing and does not want to get involved in it.

Second, even if Shen Nanxuan is introduced, Xue Huaiyi has special significance to his grandmother, and Shen Nanxuan may not be able to create substantial checks and balances and threats to Xue Huaiyi, which will only make his grandmother richer in personal entertainment.

After a short period of silence, he continued: "Please let the thousand cavalry soldiers go out of the palace and expel the monks gathered in the White Horse Temple!" ”

When Wu Zetian heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, a little displeased. She has already made it very clear, and she doesn't want the contradictions of several people to be known on the surface, and the expulsion of the monks of the White Horse Temple is already a favor for the king, but the king still wants to involve Qianqi in it, which is a bit of an inch.

Li Tong was also carefully observing the changes in his grandmother's expression, and after seeing this, he said: "What the minister invited this time does not mean to be from the White Horse Temple or Master Xue, but with other plans. A few days ago, the government officials got a sword weapon, and brought it into the house for all relatives to see, and only after examining it did they realize that there was something strange about it......"

As he spoke, he told the information about the sword weapon presented by Yang Xianzong earlier, but Yang Xianzong was hidden.

After Li Tong brought the sword back to the palace, after the evaluation of Huan Yanfan and other professionals, it was completely determined that this sword weapon was stolen and transformed by the forbidden army's ordnance, and the inscription on the artifact was also polished away during the transformation process.

Through Li Tong's dispatch of people to Beishi to conduct an undercover investigation, it was found that several shops that operated such transactions had related problems, but they were only minor or serious. Even some shop owners secretly said that if they want bulk equipment, the other party can also provide a way, but the price is up for debate.

After checking this step, it is basically certain that someone is indeed secretly stealing and selling the forbidden army ordnance, and the duration is not short, and it may even form a gray industrial chain.

However, when Li Tong asked Zheng Ke, the reason he came up with made him a little crying and laughing. Because this matter is not only not a secret, but has formed a tacit understanding among some specific groups, and there is no shortage of people who participate in and benefit.

The waste ordnance replaced by the two guards was mainly recycled by the Shaofu Shangfang Supervisor.

However, Shang Fangjian's responsibilities did not stop there, and there were as many as seven or eight of his subordinates alone, such as sacrificial ritual vessels, brine book cultural relics, public opinion utensils, middle palace costumes, chariot drives, saddle bridle tents, and even the production and storage of paper and pencil seats.

Since the time of the vertical arch, the imperial court has laid out ceremonies, and the artificial and material resources have been spent without restraint, and the entire Shang Fang Jian has been overloaded.

To add insult to injury, while the burden of responsibility increased, instead of allocating more money, food and materials, the imperial court directly transferred the municipal supervisors of the two cities, which were originally supervised by the Shang Fang Prison, to the jurisdiction of the household department and the local officials of the Southern Province.

As for the waste ordnance recovered by the two yas, there was not enough manpower to renovate and renovate, and they were stored and occupied many warehouses of Shang Fangjian. Moreover, the number of soldiers in the Shangfu of Nanyafan is decreasing year by year, and the use of ordnance and weapons that need to be updated is of course also decreasing sharply year by year.

Under such circumstances, there are smart people who secretly sell these scraps to subsidize the growing shortfall in the supervision and expenditure of Shang Fang. Of course, this is only Zheng Ke's statement, one is illegal, and the other is carried out secretly, and no one can say how the revenue is distributed.

In the end, everything was made because of poverty.

When Li Tong learned about this, his mood was also quite complicated. He already thought that his idea of guarding himself was quite bold, but he didn't expect others to play more six, and he had been playing for many years.

At the same time, he can't help but be worried, there are not a few people who are engaged in these undertakings at the moment, and this thunder may explode one day, is there any need for him to join it again?

But what is certain is that if the court faces up to this problem one day and prepares to investigate thoroughly, it will be good if it can't find him, but if he is found, even if it is just a clue involved, this black cauldron will definitely be buckled on his head! His identity is enough to take the blame, and the opponent forces can do it, if he really wants to deduct it, it will be difficult to shake the pot.

After several trade-offs, Li Tong still decided not to muddy the waters, and even took the initiative to detonate this thunder. It's already annoying to be robbed of the business, and the key is to steal his things, which is absolutely unbearable!

Although the original situation was almost understood, Li Tong did not tell his grandmother about the situation he investigated, but only pointed out that there was such a thing and asked his grandmother to send someone to conduct a deep investigation. And if you really want to make it clear, you have to mention that his grandmother is too loser.

"Is there such a thing? How dare those mediocre people? It is really a pity to die if you are bold and reckless, stealing and selling ordnance! ”

For this kind of affairs, Wu Zetian was already very sensitive, after listening to Li Tong's report, his face was already tired, his sunken eyes were round, he was angry, and his high-pitched voice shook in the hall for a long time.

After hearing this, the female officials outside rushed into the hall one after another, and when they saw His Majesty the Holy Emperor's rare angry gesture in recent years, they were all shocked, and they knelt deep on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.

Shangguan Wan'er knelt in front of her left and looked back at Li Tong, her eyes showing inquiry, while Li Tong shook her head slightly, indicating that his grandmother's anger was not born of herself.

"The minister's knowledge is still shallow, the description is endless, everything bought in the city is sealed in the mansion, please extract it immediately and enter the palace as proof."

Li Tong raised his head again and said, Wu Zetian nodded after hearing this, and raised his hand to summon General Yulin, who was on duty outside, and took the seal letter of the acting king out of the palace immediately.

Although he was furious when he heard the news at first glance, after a while, Wu Zetian's mood calmed down, and he waved his hand to drive everyone away, leaving only some henchmen and servants.

She sat down in the middle of the table and was silent for a while before she whispered, "Prudence, if there is really a big theft that has been going on for several years, according to what you see, how should it be dealt with?" ”

Chen felt that although this matter was shocking at first glance, it did not need to be regarded as a major disaster. A outflow device is already obsolete, and most of the people who can use it are materials, and there are not many real users of the old device. The second is that now the Great Zhou Restoration is renewed, but it can live in peace, and the livelihood of the people has their own livelihood, and they will not dare to be diligent in seeking reversal. ”

Li Tong also frowned slightly, and continued: "The reason why the minister suggested that Qianqi go out of the palace to disperse the monks of the White Horse Temple is also to show off his might. Nanya Zhuwei is a pawn in many foreign states, and this matter must not be widely known. Beiya Yulin has many soldiers, respectful to the authority and thin to the righteous, and needs to use and defend. Only a thousand cavalry soldiers, a new force, are His Majesty's humerus supporters, and they can undoubtedly be added. ”

Wu Zetian nodded secretly when he heard this, basically agreeing with Li Tong's opinion, but he didn't make a statement first, just let him continue.

"If the instrument is not used diligently, it will be wasted, and if people are not driven, they will be sluggish. Although there are elite soldiers and good generals in the thousands of horses, they are only used between the palace gates, and they gallop within the ruler, and their strength and skills are not shown in front of people. People may know their courage but do not see their ability, and they will inevitably look down on it and lack reverence. Once an accident occurs, Snickers may not be able to perform calmly. The soldiers are already fierce, but Chenju Tianyuan needs to be more cautious, exalting his prestige outside, setting the situation in the middle, people's hearts dare not think of evil, and they dare not step on the wrong deeds, even if there is a catastrophe, eliminate the invisible ......"

Li Tong made another complaint and persuaded his grandmother to pull Qianqi out to practice.

"You will live in the garden for the time being, and the rest will be discussed tomorrow."

Although Wu Zetian has basically been convinced, if he wants to make this decision, he also needs to think about it again, and he did not express his position immediately.

After Li Tong saw this, he didn't say much, so he lived in a palace nearby under the guidance of the female official, and he could see the palace lights up all night.

Although the next day was not the morning sun, the holy car turned into the southern hall just as the sky was shining. At dawn, Li Tong fell asleep in a daze, and was woken up softly by the palace official, and he went to the Xishang Pavilion to receive a new appointment: the general of Zuo Qianniuwei, the new palace eunuch, and the division of thousands of horsemen as before.