In Xiangguo's mansion, Li Jianshan changed into a court dress and came to the lobby. Seeing that Azhu was sitting there waiting, Li Jianshan said embarrassedly.

"Ah Zhu, I've kept you waiting for a long time, my legs and feet are inconvenient, and the change of body has been delayed for so long."

Ah Zhu stood up and gave a salute, "Ah Zhu gave a salute to Lord Xiangguo, and he came to visit, I don't know if it disturbed Lord Xiangguo to deal with government affairs." ”

Li Jianshan was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, "Ah Zhu, government affairs have indeed been a bit heavy for more than a year. However, no matter how heavy it is, there must be a time to catch your breath. You rarely come to my house, why do I think we're a little rusty? When Lao Zhang was at home, our brothers were the masters who opened their mouths to scold, and your title was a bit unusual. ”

Ah Zhu smiled slightly, "Since Brother Jianshan said so, then don't blame Ah Zhu for being rude." ”

"That's right, don't take a bite of a country, some of them are outside. Come, let's sit down and talk. ”

Li Jianshan happily let Ah Zhu to the main seat, and due to his inconvenience, he still sat on the push chair. The people in the house respectfully changed the tea and quietly retreated.

Li Jianshan looked at Ah Zhu and asked, "Ah Zhu, what is the matter with coming to me?" Is there any news from Duan Lang and Mingyue? ”

Ah Zhu shook his head slightly, "Xiaobai has not come back from the capital city, and Uncle Zhou and I are also waiting for news." However, the Beiming side is very stable, and I believe that His Majesty and Mingyue will be fine. ”

Li Jianshan nodded, "Well, I have been friends with Duan Lang for so many years, and I have never encountered any danger of life and death. This kind of rumor is clearly demagogic. If there is any news of Duan Lang, you will send it over immediately, and I will inform the world with the Xiangguo Order. For rumors, only let the facts shut them up. ”

Ah Zhu looked at Li Jianshan and asked, "Brother Jianshan, there were rumors in the Central Capital City a few days ago, I don't know what Brother Jianshan thinks." ”

Li Jianshan's face was with a hint of sadness, and he sighed and said, "Ah Zhu, to be honest, do you also think that I, Li Jianshan, want to ascend the throne and become emperor?" ”

Ah Zhu was stunned, she didn't expect Li Jianshan to be so direct. After hesitating for a moment, Azhu took a deep breath and said seriously.

"Brother Jianshan, back then, you and my husband accompanied Your Majesty to advance and retreat together, and it can be said that the Great Calendar Kingdom is the country you have built together. Now thinking of the thrilling confrontation against Yu Ban Dezhang and others, Azhu still remembers it vividly. I know that your friendship is very deep, so Aju doesn't want to see the day you split. Brother Jianshan, there are only you and me here, Azhu wants to tell you the truth. Even if you really have this plan, I advise you to end the battle of Moro and negotiate a settlement when His Majesty returns. You should know that Your Majesty has handed over the government affairs to you, in fact, he has given up the authority of the Great Calendar Kingdom. Perhaps, the young master will calmly give up the throne to Brother Jianshan. ”

Li Jianshan couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart when he heard this, and asked forcibly, "Ah Zhu, do you really think so, I, Li Jianshan, value power so much?" ”

Ah Zhu shook his head, "Actually, I believe in Brother Jianshan, otherwise I wouldn't have come here rashly." It's just that the courtiers have a lot of rumors, and Azhu has to ask for clarification. What's more, our Great Calendar Kingdom has only been established for more than a year, and it can be said that there are many holes and wastes waiting to be revived. Now that His Majesty is personally leading a large army to the battle, it is time for the country to be stable. If there is a change in such timing, the blood of those soldiers will be shed in vain. It is even said that His Majesty and the military advisor will not be at ease in Moro. ”

Li Jianshan said bitterly, "Ah Zhu, can you come to the door and ask, you can still look up to me Li Jianshan." But beyond what you say, I listen to it as a warning. ”

"Brother Jianshan, don't get me wrong, Azhu is a woman, and there may be some things that are not very appropriate. I always feel that there is an undercurrent surging in the middle capital at present. If it continues, I'm afraid that before His Majesty returns, there will already be chaos here. So Ah Zhu came to visit Brother Jianshan just to let himself have a bottom in his heart. No matter what, we can't let the Great Calendar Kingdom, which we have worked so hard to build, become chaotic. Azhu said solemnly.

Li Jianshan nodded, "That's right, this kind of chaos that has appeared at the moment, I, Li Jianshan, have an unshirkable responsibility." But do you want an answer, do you believe what I say? Rather than not believing, why ask. ”

"Ah Zhu believes in Brother Jianshan's personality, but Ah Zhu also has concerns. After all, there are some things, it seems ~! Ah Zhu glanced at Li Jianshan and didn't continue.

Li Jianshan's heart moved, and his eyes sharpened, "It seems that your shadow agency is already investigating me?" ”

Ah Zhu didn't hide it, and nodded awkwardly, "Brother Jianshan, don't blame, there are some things that are also the responsibility of the master." We are no longer the capital city of the past, but a vast empire. Every move in the court will affect the turmoil in the cities of the world. Of course, except for Your Majesty, no one has the right to accuse you of building a mountain, let alone restrict you from anything. Master, they also felt that something was not quite right, so they did it out of caution. If Brother Jianshan wants to blame, then blame Azhu. ”

Li Jianshan stared at Ah Zhu and sighed softly, "Ah Zhu, I am very grateful to you for being able to tell me calmly." To tell you the truth, I understand what you are concerned about, it should be found on my wife's head. ”

Hearing this, Ah Zhu's heart tightened, could it be that what Li Wang's did was really instructed by Li Jianshan? If that's the case, I'm afraid she'll have to use the talisman in her hand. In any case, Azhu could not let the central capital fall into civil strife.

"Brother Jianshan, this is related to the stability of the court, I don't know~ What are your plans?"

"So~ what do you think I'm going to do?" Li Jianshan asked indifferently.

"Your Majesty and my husband are not here, and the Great Calendar Kingdom respects you. No matter what Brother Jianshan has planned, Azhu will not be surprised. ”

Li Jianshan leaned back and said with a wry smile, "Ah Zhu, it seems that apart from Duan Lang and the dead fat man of your family, you still don't know me." Forget it, I'm not going to go around in circles with you, believe it or not, one day you'll understand. ”

Li Jianshan's face turned grim as he spoke, and then he said, "Ah Zhu, I can only say that the current situation is very complicated, and this is simply falling into the trap of others. I, Li Jianshan, are not afraid of investigation, but I can't let the mastermind behind the scenes be so arrogant. So, I have to do something. ”

"I know that behind the rumors, it should be Nanping Ying Shoushan." Azhu said lightly.

Li Jianshan was stunned, "You also found out?" If you know, then doubt me? ”

Ah Zhu looked at Li Jianshan, although the Shadow Agency also found a clue, but desire can make people crazy. Especially when Mrs. Xiangguo is involved, who dares to guarantee that this is not Li Jianshan taking advantage of the situation to do it on purpose. If not, Li Jianshan should at least take action. But the rumors have spread so far, and I haven't seen any decree from Li Jianshan.

Ah Zhu hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Jianshan, you should know that the Military Aircraft Department has transferred the most elite shadow artists to Your Majesty. Therefore, the strength of the spies in the central capital is weak, and what can be queried out is only the surface. Because some things involved Xiangguo Mansion, Ah Zhu had to be cautious. I came here today to ask for the opinion of Brother Jianshan. Azhu has no rights, but he can convey the actual situation to His Majesty. Ah Zhu felt that Brother Jianshan should take action to rectify it, otherwise there would really be big trouble. ”

"Azhu, do you believe me?" Li Jianshan asked again.

This time, Ah Zhu nodded solemnly, "I don't think Brother Jianshan is a person who is controlled by desire, Ah Zhu trusts you." ”

"Good!" Li Jianshan shouted loudly, and then said, "Since Azhu trusts me Li Jianshan, then let's talk frankly." To tell you the truth, I just received a message from the business side before you came. To my surprise, it was actually implicated in my wife. But I can solemnly tell you that in my Li Jianshan's heart, the country is the most important. The Great Calendar Kingdom has been fought by the blood of many soldiers, including a pair of legs of my Li Jianshan. If anyone dares to disturb the country, he will be the first to refuse. No matter what her identity is, I will give you a satisfactory explanation. ”

Ah Zhu looked at Li Jianshan in surprise, and after hearing these words, Ah Zhu stood up and bowed down.

"Brother Jianshan, with your words, no matter what you do, Azhu will fully support you."

Li Jianshan nodded, being able to make Azhu trust is extremely important to the current situation. Don't look at him as a dignified prince and prime minister, if he really wants to make a big move in the court, he must get the support of the military. Otherwise, people will suspect that he is taking the opportunity to exclude dissidents. It even caused Zhou Hu's dissatisfaction.

"Ah Zhu, can we exchange the investigation information on the shadow man's side? I now wonder how many officials in the court are fueling the trouble. Perhaps, the DPRK and Chinese officials really want to clean up a batch. At the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it recruited virtuous and virtuous people, but it also made a mixture of fish and dragons. The clues on the business side are all broken, and it seems that the other party is also full of talents. What I'm most worried about now is that there are too many spies infiltrating the inside, and if I cut them off, it will affect the operation of the entire court. Li Jianshan said worriedly.

"Brother Jianshan, the situation on Master's side is similar to yours, and the line is also cut off. I do have a suggestion, but I don't know if it's convenient to say. ”

Li Jianshan was stunned, and immediately understood what Azhu meant, "What do you mean~ Start with Xiangguo Mansion?" ”

Ah Zhu nodded, because Mrs. Xiangguo was implicated, she had to ask Li Jianshan's consent.

Li Jianshan pondered for a long time, his eyes widened, "No matter who it is, it can't mess with the foundation of my Great Calendar Kingdom." Ah Zhu, I have sent someone to secretly check the latest officials who have been in contact with Madame. Since you have this idea too, let's start with that woman. ”

Ah Zhu was slightly stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Brother Jianshan, let your people stop the investigation immediately." Nanping used a lot of skill this time, and the people sent out were all masters in this area. Once we startle the snake, I'm afraid we won't even want to find any clues. I mean~ If Brother Jianshan agrees, I will personally investigate this matter. ”

"This~ your body has not recovered yet, such a dangerous thing is no longer suitable for you to do. In case of an accident, your dead fat man will have to demolish my Xiangguo Mansion. Li Jianshan shook his head and said.

"There's no way, the master is old, and the seventh uncle is in Xiyue again, and the shadow masters of the secret training in the past few years have been sent to Moro. If you want to keep the secret investigation from being discovered by the other party, I'm afraid I can only go out in person. Brother Jianshan, don't worry, I will send a few masters from the second brother to protect secretly. Besides, this is the central capital, and patrolling and catching fast are not vegetarians. ”

Li Jianshan thought for a while, "Okay, I'll send you a few more masters from the business situation." Find out the details of the other party first, and then come to catch them all. ”

The two of them let go of their knots and began to deal with the rumors again. Through the corroboration of intelligence information from both sides, the two people felt more and more the seriousness of the situation. Among them, not only many court officials were involved, but even the military was fueling the troubles.

An hour later, Azhu left Xiangguo's Mansion. Li Jianshan sat on a push chair and came to the door, his heart was full of ups and downs. Don't look at Li Jianshan who has won Azhu's trust, but when he thinks of his wife, Li Jianshan's heart is like a heavy stone.

For several days in a row, the situation of the investigation was in a difficult situation. The intelligence agencies on both sides caught a lot of spreads, but none of them were undercover agents in Nanping. These people are just ordinary people who are extremely bored and talkative. Even Mrs. Xiangguo's side did not find any clues in secret. After analysis, Azhu judged that the other party was in a state of silence. However, Azhu has patience, and the more shrewd the opponent, the more she must calm down.

Just when the secret investigation was in a predicament, Harrier Eagle Xiaobai finally brought back exciting news. The secret letter not only said that Duan Lang was all right, but Lantai Mingyue also commanded the Northern Ming army to defeat the Moro soldiers and horses in one fell swoop.

When Li Jianshan learned that Duan Lang was fine, he couldn't help but excitedly issued an order of the Prime Minister on the spot, announcing the victory in the world. Such news made the whole country of Beiming and Dali Kingdom celebrate and excited, but the others fell into a panic. Not to mention Xiyue and Nanping, Xiangguo's wife Li Wangshi learned that Duan Lang was not dead, and her heart became agitated as if she had overturned a pot of charcoal.

In the Xiangguo Mansion, the housewife, Li Wang, was furious in her heart. If Duan Lang died, she would be able to sit on the throne of the Queen of God. But now, seeing that the cooked duck is flying again. What made Li Wang's family even more unhappy was that at least seventy percent of the officials in the DPRK and the central government supported Xiangguo to take over the throne. In her heart, Duan Lang has lost the hearts of the people, and she is not worthy of sitting on the throne of the emperor anymore.

"Someone, prepare the car." Li Wang commanded.

She couldn't sit still a little and decided to go to the palace of Wang Peizheng, the imperial historian. Wang Pei is her distant cousin, and because of the light of the relationship between Wang Shidu and Li Jianshan, he has become the third rank of the imperial history in the court. Moreover, he was also the person who advocated Li Jianshan's accession to the throne, and he was also the introducer of Feide's entry into the household department.

In the Heavenly Master's Mansion, Ah Zhu has never relaxed his stake on Li Wang's family. As soon as she moved, the news immediately spread to the Heavenly Master's Mansion. Ah Zhu knew that after this Xiangguo lady learned about Duan Lang's news, she would definitely be unable to hold her breath. Azhu wants to see how long those undercover agents in Nanping can be silent.

Knowing that Wang Li went to the mansion of Wang Peizheng of the Imperial History, Ah Zhu immediately ordered, "Everyone is keeping an eye on me, no matter who enters the mansion of the Imperial History, you must find out your identity." Remember, just check secretly, don't alarm the other party. ”

After Ah Zhu gave the order, he even asked people to call up Wang Peizheng's detailed information and began to review it. Because Li Wang's relatives are many officials in the court, the official position of this imperial historian is not large, and he has no actual power in his hands, so he has not entered Azhu's eyes. But after Duan Lang's news came, Wang Li went to Wang Peizheng's mansion first, which made Azhu pay attention.

Two days later, all kinds of information converged into Azhu's hands. After investigation and selection, the list of fifteen people was listed by Azhu. Nine of them were officials of various ministries, and the other six were members of the patrol battalion and the city defense battalion. Especially these few people in the subordinate army, most of them are at the general level, and it is said that Wang Peizheng is not right at all. These people entered and exited the Imperial History Mansion, which immediately aroused Ah Zhu's suspicions. However, Ah Zhu did not send someone to arrest them, in order not to startle the snake, Ah Zhu was going to send someone to screen the nine officials of various ministries.

Azhu transferred the officials of the Ministry of Officials, and she found that three of them were recommended by Wang Peizheng. Among these three people was the head of the household, Bo Feide. According to Feide's file, this person is a person from Xuanhua City, who originally followed a caravan as a bookkeeper, and was strongly recommended by Wang Peizheng to the household department. At that time, Li Jianshan's subordinates were lacking talents, and they were exceptionally given a cong four products. But in less than a year, he was transferred to a four-grade official position. Of course, the four-rank official position is not small in the capital cities of various places, but it is a big deal in the middle capital. Some of them are mostly fictitious, but this Feder is a real job.

Ah Zhu rubbed the Yin Hall and said to himself strangely, "People from Xuanhua City? It is not far from Shuangfeng Mountain, how can you be familiar with Wang Peizheng in Kyoto? According to Wang Peizheng's previous stalls in the Great Xia Kingdom, he had never been to Xuanhua City at all. It seems that this person is somewhat interesting. ”

Ah Zhu put down the bottom of the file in his hand, "Come on, please ask Jiang Zhuming and Master Jiang to come over to the house." ”

Jiang Zhuming is now the boss of the household department, and Ah Zhu is ready to install a few shrewd people in the household department to monitor and investigate this Feide. Although this Feder is listed as a priority, Azhu's main target is still Wang Peizheng. For these suspicious figures, Azhu's lack of skills can only be handed over to others to deal with.

Just as Azhu was about to send someone to investigate Feide, Feide also received a secret letter from Ying Shoushan. Hearing the news of Moro's war, Ying Shoushan was also worried that the war over there would end too quickly. Therefore, he secretly ordered Feder to speed up and disrupt the Middle Capital before the battle was over.

Feder's brows furrowed and he lit the secret letter, and he was also a little embarrassed by the order of the guard. Don't look at the news of Li Jianshan's ascension to the throne in the capital, but as soon as the news of the Moro War Report and Duan Lang came, many voices were immediately suppressed. After all, the courtiers' fear of Duan Lang could not be eliminated in a few years. What's more, there is still Zhou Hu in the middle capital, and no one dares to really resist Duan Lang.

Feder thought about it and suddenly thought of a poisonous plan. Since Zhou Hu is in charge of the middle capital, why not make up your mind on him. It has long been rumored in the court that Zhou Hu is not convinced by Li Jianshan, and he has swept Li Jianshan's face in public many times.

Fei De decided to carry out an assassination plan against Zhou Hu, but he also knew that there was little hope of success. So, this is simply a fake assassination. Feder wanted to take advantage of the urgency of the lady Xiangguo and pour the disaster of the assassination on the head of Xiangguofu. When the time comes, the battle between the two powerhouses in the middle capital, coupled with the inclination and demagoguery of the courtiers, will inevitably cause civil strife in the Great Calendar.