On the ninth day of the first month, three o'clock in the unitary hour, Long'an Division, the conference hall.

The staff of the Long'an Division are still busy, Chen Wuji has not yet returned to the investigation site, and some of the others are responsible for recording and entering the records, and some are looking through various files to see if they can find some clues from them.

Li Sanlang sat in front of the case, without saying a word, this matter is too strange, he can't figure out what the problem is for a while, and what makes him even more undecided is how to report to the court, whether to declare and close the case, or continue to investigate. If the case is declared closed, the Khitan people rob goods and kill people, Long Ansi solves the case within one day, and kills all the thieves, which is an acceptable result for everyone, not only the case is handled quickly, but also a great contribution, but in this way, the real black hand behind the scenes left in Shendu has not yet been found, if he is the east window incident, it is not more implicated, and this is also irresponsible to the gods; If he continues to investigate, if the case behind this scene is too complicated, he will not be able to find out the results for a while and a half, and it will affect the prosperity of Shangyuan, which is also what he does not want to see, he hesitated, and he still couldn't make up his mind, it seems that he can only wait for Chen Wuji to come back from the investigation.

At this time, a call came from outside: "The prince has arrived!" ”

Li Sanlang and the people in the hall hurriedly got up and knelt down to greet each other, and the prince's laughter was heard from afar, the prince stood still, helped up Li Sanlang, who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile: "San Lang really didn't disappoint my father, he cracked the case within one day, and killed all the traitors!" I have played the emperor, and all the staff of the Long'an Division have been rewarded! ”

When Li Sanlang heard the prince say this, he suddenly felt panic in his heart, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Father, how do you know the progress of the case?" ”

The prince replied with a smile: "When you killed the Khitan rebels, the Yulin Army had already sent someone to report it to me. I immediately reported to the Holy Lord, hoping to give him a reward, and the decree will be given tomorrow morning! ”

Li Sanlang secretly screamed in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Father, come to report to your Yulin Army, do you recognize it?" ”

Li Xian put away his laughter, frowned, and replied: "After you say this, Zuo Yulin General Jinghui will use one confidant every time he sends someone to send a message to me, and I really don't know this person today." ”

Li Sanlang affirmed his inference and said: "Father, we have been tricked, today's matter is full of suspicions, the Khitan people killed are not the murderers outside the city at all, but someone told you false news and asked you to close the case with the Shengshang, but this is not the case, this will inevitably fall into the crime of defrauding the king!" "Before, Li Sanlang was still hesitating about how to report this matter, but at this time, the result was very obvious, someone designed to frame him, and the prince had already played it, if this matter was not dealt with in time, it would be a disaster.

"Ahh Li Xian's face was shocked, and he said with some trembling words: "If the emperor sees me as a bully and is furious, what should it be?" ”

Li Sanlang also had no clue for a while, but he didn't lose his demeanor, he just persuaded his father not to be in a hurry, but to find another way. At this time, a call came from outside the house: "Princess Taiping has arrived!" ”

I saw that the princess Taiping was graceful and luxurious, with a square forehead, a wide chin, and a plump body, although she was nearly forty years old, her charm was undiminished, and her demeanor and eyebrows were quite similar to the empress. Princess Taiping has been deeply favored by Gaozong and her brothers since she was a child, and Emperor Wu is even more arrogant about her, so her status as Princess Taiping in the court is also quite high. There is a person behind him, it is Si Licheng Gao Jian, this person is handsome, fair-skinned, and the world knows that this person is the most favored male pet of Princess Taiping today.

When everyone in Long Ansi saw that it was Princess Taiping, they hurriedly knelt down to greet them for a while. Princess Taiping came to Li Xian, gave a salute, and said with a smile: "I have seen my brother, and I heard that the Long'an Division in charge of my brother today strangled the Khitan thieves and made great contributions, so I am here to say hello." ”

Li Xian has been friends with Taiping since he was a child, and he was upset because of the Khitan matter, and it happened that Taiping came, and he had someone to talk to, so he said with a sad face: "Taiping doesn't know, my brother is making trouble for this matter, I have gone to the emperor and killed the thief, but this thief is not a murderer outside the city gate, so I don't deceive the king, and I don't know how to be a brother!" ”

"Huh? How so? Taiping asked, looking shocked.

Li Xian was about to speak, but Taiping said: "Brother, there are many people here, and it is not a place for discussion, so you have to borrow a step to talk." ”

Li Xian immediately made a gesture to Li Sanlang, signaling the others to continue working in place, and the four of them came to the study of Long'an Division.

After entering the study, Li Xian recounted the general situation to Taiping, Taiping also listened carefully, and after the matter was finished, Taiping finally spoke, and said slowly: "Brother, don't panic about this matter, according to my opinion, my brother can submit another letter to the emperor to explain the original situation, no matter what, the killing of the Khitan dead soldiers is also a merit, and the brother only needs to further investigate the city gate robbery." As for the emperor, Taiping will take care of it, and he will not let the emperor be too angry with you. ”

When Li Xian heard this, he seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, and he was grateful, and grabbed Taiping's hand and said excitedly: "Taiping, you and I have been friends since childhood, and I will leave this matter to you as a brother!" He will be thankful for his success. ”

Taiping replied with a smile: "Brother is serious, not for anything else, just for you and my brother and sister, why bother to say thank you." Without further ado, brother, hurry up and write again, Taiping will enter the palace at this moment. ”

After a moment, Taiping took Li Xian's song, turned to Gao Jian beside him and said, "Enter the palace and face the saint." ”

Li Xian arched his hands and said, "Taiping, don't thank you for your great kindness." ”

Li Sanlang on the side also gave a salute and said respectfully: "Congratulations to my aunt." ”

Taiping and Gao Jian returned to the step, Gao Jian knelt on the ground, and said with a flattering face: "Princess, this plan of killing three birds with one stone is very clever!" first found someone to inform Wu Sansi that something was wrong, and asked him to send someone to pretend to be Yulin Jun to report to the prince; Now he is willing to help the prince come forward to reconcile; In the end, when he arrived at Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu must think that the princess has a pure heart and will look at the princess differently. The princess acted this time, not in vain, but she can meet the source on three sides, and the villain admires it! Shall we enter the palace now? ”

Taiping chuckled lightly and said: "Now the battle for the throne is still unclear, if you don't meet the source left and right, how can you advance and retreat in the future?" After speaking, he put the music that Li Xian had just written into the brazier in the car. Gao Jian on the side was shocked, and hurriedly said, "Princess, what do you mean by this?" We're not going to enter the palace anymore? ”

Taiping didn't raise his head, and whispered: "If I come forward to intercede at this time, the emperor will definitely think that I am the prince's party, and only by not touching the left and right can I be invincible." Besides, if Wu Sansi knew that I interceded for the crown prince, wouldn't what I had done before be meaningless? ”

Gao Jian smiled and said, "It's still the princess who is thoughtful, and the villain admires it so much." ”

Taiping also smiled coldly: "You, it's this mouth that pleases the palace." ”

At the moment, Wu Sansi was in the mansion.

Wu Sansi paced back and forth in the study, uneasy, and asked Xue Liang beside him: "I think about it, there are flaws in sending someone to pretend to be Yulin Army to spread the word today, can this matter really take back the power of Long Ansi?" ”

Xue Liang said: "I have killed the person who pretended to be the Yulin Army, buried it, and there will be no omission; As for whether this matter can take back the power of Long Ansi, it is difficult to say now, but this matter will definitely be able to hit the crown prince hard. ”

Wu Sansi continued: "Then what should we do now? ”

Xue Liang stroked his beard and said, "For now, we can only wait and see what happens, and when Li Ke arrives tomorrow morning, it is the best policy to find out the case in front of the prince." What King Liang should be thinking about at this moment is how to recommend this person to the empress tomorrow and gain the power to investigate the case. ”

Wu Sansi was silent for a long time and said, "What Mr. said is extremely true, but how to recommend it?" I hope Mr. will teach me. ”

Xue Liang continued: "If my estimate is correct, the empress will be angry about the prince's affairs tomorrow morning, and then the king of Liang must not mention the revocation of the power of the Long'an Division, which will inevitably cause the empress to be suspicious of the king of Liang, and the king of Liang only needs to propose to assist the prince in handling the case, and then recommend Li Ke." ”

Wu Sansi said: "This king will definitely do what Mr. said. ”

At the same time, Ryuan Division, the study of the other garden.

Li Sanlang said: "Father, do you think my aunt will really help us? ”

Prince Li Xian frowned and said, "Do you think it won't?" ”

Li Sanlang thought for a while and said: "Erchen can't tell clearly, he always feels that everything is strange today, so he doesn't dare to trust anyone. At present, only the best way to save oneself is to truly solve the city gate robbery, and it is always inappropriate to rely on others. ”

Prince Li Xian sighed and said, "I also know this, but what can I do at this moment? ”

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the house, and someone said, "Chen Wuji asks to see!" ”

Li Sanlang was overjoyed in his heart, he must have had a clue, and hurriedly said: "Enter!" ”

Seeing that the person who came in was Chen Wuji, Li Sanlang hurriedly asked, "But there is a clue?" ”

Chen Wuji knelt down on one knee and said: "Today, Datongfang investigated one by one, and no suspicious people were found yet. ”

Hearing Chen Wuji say this, the prince and Li Sanlang couldn't help but show disappointment on their faces, and Li Sanlang then asked: "The clue is broken again?" ”

Chen Wuji then replied: "Although the people did not find it, they found the bow and crossbow that shot Li Zheng and the high priest. This bow and crossbow was not made by our dynasty, but more like that used by the Turkic army, and the lower officer thought that he could continue to trace along this clue. ”

Hearing that there were new clues, Li Sanlang also felt a little comforted in his heart, and said: "Chen Sizhi is hard, then I will immediately order a thorough investigation of the Turkic personnel." ”

The crown prince Li Xian interrupted Li Sanlang: "San Lang, it's late today, let's continue to investigate tomorrow, Long Ansi has been busy for a day, it's time to rest." ”

"But... Father! Li Sanlang was about to speak, but Li Xian signaled to stop him, and continued: "I mainly want to wait until tomorrow to see the empress's attitude, explain this matter clearly, and then act, otherwise the more you do, the more you may make mistakes, and then it will not end well." ”

When Li Sanlang heard his father say this, although he was unwilling in his heart, he also felt that it was better to hold off and look at the empress's attitude before acting, which was indeed better than going all the way to the end. Thinking of this, he turned to Chen Wuji and said: "Annoying Chen Si to pass through Long Ansi, today is disbanded, tomorrow when it is ugly, investigate the case on time!" ”

"Whoa!" Chen Wuji retreated.

The prince sighed and said to Li Sanlang: "You should rest early, and we will discuss it after I meet the saint tomorrow!" ”

"Whoa! Father! Li Sanlang bowed goodbye.