The sky was dark, the hall of the Chang'an County Ya was brightly lit, and the three corpses were placed in the lobby, Li Hong's face was gloomy, and Zhang Khan Zhi, Li Qiao, and Luo Binwang bowed their heads and did not dare to meet his gaze.

Cui Yuan poisoned Mr. Zhao and Wu Youzhi, and then committed suicide in fear of crime. This is something they didn't expect no matter how much they were prepared.

The dignified county order took the initiative to poison two prisoners in the prison, who believes it? And he is also Cui Yuan, who was born as a son of a soldier and a gatekeeper.

"What are the results of the autopsy?" After a moment of silence, Li Hong asked.

As soon as these two people die, how will he bargain with Empress Wu tomorrow? However, through this incident, Li Hong became more aware of the strength of the martial queen, which was unfathomable. As soon as he finished bargaining with Empress Wu today, he immediately made arrangements when he returned to the East Palace, but he was still a step too late, which shows how fast Empress Wu's movements were. At the same time, this incident once again proves that Empress Wu is decisive and ruthless, as long as she ignores her, she will be eradicated.

"The one among the three of them is the Western Regions Heding Red, this poison is colorless and tasteless, and if it is placed in wine, it will be even more toxic." Luo Bingwang replied, "Cui Yuan first went to the prison to poison Mr. Zhao and Wu Youzhi, and then committed suicide by taking poison in his study. ”

"Let's go see Cui Yuan's study." Li Hong said. Even though Zhang Cambodia, Li Qiao, and Luo Binwang had searched Cui Yuan's study before, he still wanted to take a look. Because Cui Yuan's study is his only hope, if he can't find any useful clues in Cui Yuan's study, then his direct confrontation with Empress Wu this time has already ended in failure.

The three of them accompanied Li Hong to Cui Yuan's study, the study was filled with a dead air, several red candles were lit, the study was lit, Li Hong looked around the study quietly, and found no clues for a long time.

"Hey!" He sighed and said, "Did you ask who Cui Yuan had contact with before he went to prison?" ”

"Asked, no one saw who he touched." Li Qiao replied.

"Lesson!" Li Hong sighed in a low voice.

Today, Empress Wu taught him a lesson, and Empress Wu taught him a lesson with three lives: what is ruthless and decisive.

"How's the investigation going on in the East Market?" Li Hong asked suddenly.

"It didn't go well." Zhang Cambodia shook his head and sighed.

Because it was not as justified as Wei Ling's death in Xishi, and there was no support from a lord like Luo Bingwang, Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao encountered a lot of resistance when they investigated the commercial tax corruption case in Dongshi.

In fact, the reason why the two of them have received so much resistance is also related to his official position. They are now only subordinate officials of the East Palace, and the crown prince does not have much authority, because there is His Majesty the Emperor, and there is a queen mother who listens to the government next to them. If Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao were given an official position with a grade not lower than the sixth-grade Wannian County Order, the county commander, the county magistrate and the lord of Wannian County might not dare to disobey the yin and yang so much!

"Then don't check it out!" Li Hong said.

Encountering resistance and forcibly investigating will only make things worse, and with his current strength, he really can't touch this minefield, he has to find a way to investigate the case in a roundabout way, just like because of Wei Ling's cause of death, he will investigate the commercial tax corruption case in West City.

"What does Your Highness mean?" Zhang Cambodia asked puzzled, he was not a person who gave up halfway.

"Let's investigate the commercial tax corruption case in Xishi, as well as the case of He Lanmin, and Wei Ling's case clearly!" Li Hong said, "This matter has a lot to do with it, and we can't be anxious, we have to take it slowly and step by step." ”

Taking too big a step is not good for the East Palace, Zhang Cambodia still understands this truth, so when he heard Li Hong say this, he no longer had any objections.

"Your Highness, what should we do next?" Li Qiao asked.

"Let's take a look at the clues I've found in the past few days, and wait until I'm done seeing my mother tomorrow!" Li Hong said.

Since Empress Wu has intervened, and it is at the cost of Cui Yuan's death, it can be seen that she is protecting Helan Minzhi this time. Empress Wu made such a big determination, if Li Hong had to fight her again, he would be very ignorant of current affairs, he could only look at Empress Wu's attitude first.

Zhang Cambodia, Li Qiao, and Luo Binwang received the order and stopped talking.

The four of them came to the lobby again, Li Hong glanced at the official on duty, and said lightly, "Chang'an County ordered suicide in fear of crime, and the county Cheng went to prison again, and someone has to deal with the affairs of the county government. ”

Although Li Hong's words were very vague, smart people understood it as soon as they heard it, and King Luo Bin was about to be promoted. The county order and the county are gone, can Luo Binwang, the main officer, not be promoted? Besides, with the support of the prince and the recommendation of King Luo Bin as the crown prince, can the Chang'an County Order still run?

The official position of Chang'an County Commander is not high, and the grade is not large, but the value is that it is the Gyeonggi County Order, which is a good springboard to step into the court!

"The minister understands!" King Luo Bin was neither humble nor arrogant. His face did not show any joy, but his heart was also excited. The lord Bo has reached the county order This is a hurdle, and now that he has passed this hurdle, he has also been appreciated by the prince. Are you still far from staying in the hub in the future?

Don't say that literati don't have the best of being officials, in ancient society, so many people were willing to dare to pull the emperor off the horse, isn't it just for an official and a half position?

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"Your Highness, this time it is a poor job, and I ask Your Highness to punish you." On the way back, Chen Gong asked Li Hong for guilt.

Li Hong smiled and didn't say anything.

It's not that Chen Gong is careless, and the strength of the martial queen is too strong. He believed that even Chen Gong would be able to rush to the prison of Chang'an County in time to closely protect Wu Youzhi and Mr. Zhao. Empress Wu wants the lives of the two, and the two of them will not survive tomorrow morning. It's not a matter of poor handling at all, it's a gap in strength.

"Chen Gong, do you feel very aggrieved?" Li Hong asked.

"Your Highness, can you not be aggrieved? As soon as we arrived, they died. This..."Chen Gong said indignantly.

"When you see them die, don't you feel powerless?" Li Hong asked.

"That's right!" Chen Gong said, "I thought in my heart that if we had arrived earlier, they might not have died. ”

"This is called the gap in strength!" Li Hong sighed, "It's not that we don't work hard enough, it's that we can't do things beyond our ability!" ”

When Chen Gong heard the prince say this, he was silent.

In the past, the prince was weak and lived in the East Palace without coming out, what strength could he have? In the past few days, if it weren't for His Majesty's support for the prince, it is estimated that many people would have forgotten that there is still a prince in Datang.

"No hurry, no hurry, as long as we work hard step by step, one day we will reach the strength we want." Li Hong said.

As long as he laid out the layout step by step, he calmly arranged these people around him to the court, and then laid out chess pieces in several places first. Li Hong is confident that he will be able to compete with the Empress Wu when the time comes.

"Who's up ahead? Don't stop yet—" Suddenly, at this moment, there was a scolding from the guards in front. Because of the experience of the last assassination, Li Hong's personal guards increased a lot when he went out. The guards have also increased their vigilance in terms of the prince's safety.

"Humble Xue Ne, I was about to finish my duty and go home, I didn't see the situation clearly for a while, I don't know which Lang Jun I collided with, and I ask for forgiveness." Someone in front of him apologized.

"Xenne?" When Li Hong heard this name, he thought of Xue Rengui's eldest son and Xue Yan's elder brother Xue Ne, and then thought that Li Duoqi had said that he wanted to ask Xue Ne to be the head of the archery of the personal guard cavalry, so he said to Chen Gong beside him, "Let him come over, I just want to see him." ”

"No!" Chen Gong took the order and rode forward.

When he returned to Li Hong, he was followed by a young general who was over twenty years old and looked thin, but his arms were powerful and his eyes were bright, he was Xue Ne.

Xue Ne and Chen Gong rode together in front of Li Hong, and when they saw Li Hong, they hurriedly jumped off the horse, bowed down and saluted, "Xue Ne, the guard of the left prison, see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

"You're Xenne? Xue Li's eldest son? Li Hong asked.

"Yes." Xue Ne replied.

"What do you do as a janitor?" Li Hong asked.

Xue Ne was slightly surprised, but immediately replied, "Captain Renyong is the guard of the left prison. ”

"Captain Renyong?" This time Li Hong was surprised.

Captain Renyong is just a small military academy on the ninth grade, Xue Rengui's eldest son, Xue Ne, who is superb in archery and known to Li Duoqi, is actually just a captain Ren Yong on the ninth grade in the left prison guard?

"How's your archery skills?" Li Hong asked again.

"It's hard to be one-tenth of my father..."Speaking of archery, Xue Ne's face showed excitement, but before he finished speaking, Li Hong spoke, "Let Gu see your bow." ”

Although Xue Ne didn't know what the prince was doing with his bow, but the prince had an order, and he couldn't help but obey, so he took his four-stone soft bow from the horse and handed it to Li Hong, "Please take a look at the prince." ”

Li Hong came into contact with Xue Ne's soft bow, and as soon as he tried it, he knew that if he wanted to pull this bow apart, he needed the power of four stones. Not to mention Xue Ne's archery skills, with this strength, he shot an arrow, and the power of this arrow should not be underestimated.

"It's really condescending—" Li Hong returned the soft bow to Xue Ne and sighed.

Xue Ne heard the prince's sigh, his face turned a little red, and he didn't know what to say.

"Xue Ne, from tomorrow onwards, you will no longer serve as the guard of the left prison, you will go to serve in front of the army of Li Duoqi, the general of the East Palace's personal guard!" Li Hong said, without giving Xue Ne time to think, and also did not listen to Xue Ne's reply, so he rode away.

Riding a horse and turning across the street, Chen Gongcai whispered, "Your Highness, we received him to the East Palace like this?" ”

"And what else do you want?" Li Hong asked with a smile.

Xue Ne is not like a scholar like Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao, and he is not like a stunned young man like Zhou Xing. What he wants is the appreciation of others, and a stage where he can show his abilities. Li Hong saw his bow, and showed that he appreciated his ability, and when he arrived at the East Palace, he was the prince's pro-army, which was much stronger than the left prison guard, and Xue Ne was a soldier, how could he be subdued if he didn't accept it like this?

When Chen Gong heard the prince's answer, he really didn't know what to say.

But one thing he knows very well is that he has found that the prince has become more and more domineering recently!