Chapter Seventy-Five: The Strange Truth Behind the Scenes

Li Hong was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that the matter of Helan Minzhi is the most important thing at the moment, but he can't work Dai Zhide to come in person, he hurried over at this time, not to ask how to deal with Helan Minzhi.

"Speaking of which, Huaiying is still meticulous in this matter, and he has only gained a little, Huaiying, you can talk about it!"

Dai Zhide showed a smile on his face, but there was a bit of heaviness in his eyes, and he said to Di Renjie.

Li Hong could see that Dai Zhide was very satisfied with Di Renjie, but what was it that made Dai Zhide's expression so strange? He also turned his head to look at Di Renjie with a calm face, waiting for Di Renjie's explanation.

"Your Royal Highness, the minister was ordered by Lord Yao Chong of the Ministry of War to jointly investigate the private possession of weapons in the East Palace, but nothing was found for several days, and then Lord Dai sent a message, saying that the baggage of the Western Expedition army was lost......"

Di Renjie got up and said slowly.

However, Li Hong interrupted him by opening his mouth.

"These orphans know it, Huaiying will directly say the point!"

It's not that Li Hong can't bear his temperament, but as soon as Di Renjie opened his mouth, he vaguely guessed what Di Renjie was going to say, and he was a little anxious.

"The minister made a long story short, at present, the matter of stealing and carrying heavy baggage was not done by Zhou Guogong!"

Di Renjie hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice.

"Not him? Who could it be? ”

Li Hong asked with a frown.

"The minister doesn't know, the other party's hands and feet are very clean, and there is no trace left, there is only a token of the Zhou State Mansion at the scene, but it is obviously deliberately left by the other party, but despite this, the minister has some speculation in his heart, and he doesn't know whether to say it or not."

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Hearing this iconic nonsense, Li Hong couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

However, this also diluted the tense atmosphere just now.

"Today is you and me chatting, everything can't be counted, Huaiying boldly said, it's okay to be wrong!"

Li Hong said with a smile.

"Yes, although there were no clues left at the scene, the logistics of the army has always been in charge of the household department, and this time the person in charge of the baggage transfer happened to be the household servant Pei Yan, and this person was personally recommended by Liu Xiang, in addition, the general who escorted this batch of weapons was originally Li Yang, but before leaving, for some reason, Li Yang suddenly fell ill, so he was escorted."

Di Renjie said slowly with a calm face.

Pei Yan ...... Liu Renliang...... Li Yang......"

Li Hong slowly chewed on these names, and suddenly his eyes were cold, and he spit out a name!

"Li Yifu!"

Di Renjie didn't seem to say anything, but these were enough, there were so many things in the household department, why was Pei Yan in charge of the baggage transfer, and it was recommended by Liu Renliang personally, which was very suspicious.

You must know that the last time Li Ji made a big fuss in the political hall, Liwei was aimed at Liu Renliang, and it stands to reason that he should avoid suspicion of the Western Expedition, but he still continues to let Pei Yan be in charge of this matter, I am afraid that it is also a last resort, after all, Li Ji's majesty is not something that anyone dares to provoke.

Besides, Li Yang is the son of Li Yifu, and it was this guy who made trouble in the East Palace last time, but he didn't expect it to come out now, since he was involved in the Western Expedition, he naturally wanted to make a credit for it, but before leaving, he suddenly withdrew, and he had to let Li Hong be more careful.

In addition, Liu Renliang and Li Yifu have a very good personal relationship, and when I think of Li Yifu, as soon as he returned to Beijing, he instigated Li Zhi to go to the East Palace to inspect the sixth rate, and the truth is almost ready to come out.

I'm afraid that this matter was not done by Li Yifu, or Liu Renliang's handiwork, of course, Liu Renliang is more likely, after all, Li Yifu was far away in Luoyang at that time, and he had more than enough heart but not enough strength, Liu Renliang was in Beijing, and he was born in the army, so it was naturally easier to do his hands.

But in any case, it is certain that Li Yifu must have been involved in this conspiracy.

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Li Hong's mouth.

"The minister doesn't dare to say anything!"

Di Renjie lowered his head, and there was a little more complex meaning in his voice.

"Okay, Lone knows."

Li Hong leaned lazily on his seat and said.

He didn't continue to ask more, because he knew that with Li Yifu's cunning temperament, it was impossible to leave the slightest evidence, and if there was a little clue left, then Di Renjie would not come up with such an ambiguous conclusion to repay Li Hong.

But it doesn't matter, even if there is evidence, I'm afraid it will be impossible to bring down Li Yifu based on this matter alone, it is better to make a mistake and put this matter on Helan Minzhi's head, which is the best solution.

Since these two old guys dare to calculate him, they are ready to take it!

However, when it came to the Western Expedition, Li Hong said softly.

"Master Dai, I heard that General Pei won a complete victory in this western expedition and surrendered the enemy chief Ashina Funian, and now he has returned to the court?"

"Back to Your Highness, yes."

Dai Zhide was also confused about Li Hong's sudden mention of this matter, although it was a happy event for the army to return to the court, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with Li Hong?

After all, everything is handled by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment, and when the time comes, Li Zhi will also carry out the dust in person, and Li Hong will at most be a wooden statue next to him, and just say a few words of congratulations.

But Li Hong mentioned this matter on this occasion, which is obviously not so simple.

"Well, these days, I'm afraid I'm going to have to trouble Master Dai to bother a lot and pay attention to the political affairs hall's recital about the Western Expedition."

Li Hong frowned and said slowly.

"Your Highness, does anyone want to do anything about the Western Expedition?"

Seeing that Li Hong was so solemn, Dai Zhide also raised his mind, these days, he rarely saw Li Hong so formal, so he was also cautious.

"It's not good to say at the moment, but although the general will not be affected by the foreign monarch's life, but Mr. Gu feels that it is not appropriate for General Pei to surrender Ashina Fu Nian without holy will this time, although the father is benevolent, but it is inevitable that there will be villains who are jealous of General Pei's exploits, and it is better to be careful behind his back."

Li Hong's tone was solemn, but with a little hesitation.

It's not that he is too careful, but when Dai Zhide mentioned this matter today, Li Hongcai vaguely remembered that although the western expedition was a complete victory, Pei Xingjian only won the title of Duke of Wenxi County in the end, and the soldiers who followed him did not get the rewards they deserved.

In the final analysis, it is because someone is making a big fuss about Ashina's Fu Nian, but since Li Hong already knows about this matter, he naturally wants to work hard to reverse it.

Not only because Pei Xingjian helped him last time, but more importantly, Pei Xingjian is the most promising person in the military to succeed Li Ji, not to mention that in Li Hong's heart, he actually feels that those soldiers of the Western Expedition are innocent, since they fought bloodily for the Tang Dynasty, then they must not be allowed to pay their blood and lives in vain.

"Well, the old minister knows."

Dai Zhide agreed softly, apparently aware of the possibility of things getting worse.

However, unlike Li Hong, Dai Zhide is not as pessimistic as Li Hong about this matter, after all, for so many years, the Tang Dynasty has paid attention to military merits, and there is no precedent for merit not to be rewarded, even if Pei Xingjian's move is slightly inappropriate, but his fault is limited, so Dai Zhide does not think that this matter can make much waves.

As for Li Hong's previous cautious performance, it was naturally understood by Dai Zhide that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not familiar with military affairs, and it was a little unfounded.

Seeing Dai Zhide behaving like this, Li Hong couldn't help but sigh secretly.

He also knew that it was a little difficult to convince Dai Zhide at this moment, but unfortunately he was not very familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty, and he had only heard interesting stories back then, and he didn't know the details.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Li Hong can probably guess that Li Zhi's acquiescence is indispensable behind this matter, after all, the westward expedition has made great achievements, and it is not impossible to arouse some suspicion from Li Zhi.

If you add the provocation of the villain, it may really make things uncontrollable.

But now we can only take one step at a time.

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