In Mrs. Wei's mansion, Helan Minzhi sat silently on a chair in the study, and a middle-aged scribe beside him was drinking tea with his head bowed.

Helan Minzhi was also very surprised when he heard the news that Tai Chang was assassinated, because he knew who the group of assassins of the assassin Li Hong was, and the assassins were able to detect Li Hong's traces and ambush Li Hong at the corner of the street to assassinate Li Hong, which had to be credited to him, because this news was what he asked Wu Er to reveal to this group of people.

Fortunately, Takeji is dead, and no one will ever know that he leaked the prince's traces to the assassins.

But even though he hated Li Hong very much in his heart, he never thought that this problem would arise during the period when Li Hong thoroughly investigated the cause of Wei Ling's death. Because the crown prince was just about to investigate the cause of Wei Ling's death, he was assassinated, which only made Gaozong and Empress Wu pay more attention to the progress of Wei Ling's case because of anger.

"Are you dead?" Helan Minzhi lost his mind slightly, and then asked eagerly.

"I don't know, I just heard that I was sent back to the East Palace by Li Duoqi." Jia Ding said cautiously, "However, there is news that the prince's personal guard general Chen Gong mistakenly killed the daughter of the British duke. ”

I didn't know Li Hong's injury, and Helan Minzhi didn't care about who Chen Gong killed, so he motioned for Jia Ding to retreat.

The family received the order and bowed down and exited the study.

Helan Minzhi opened his mouth and asked the middle-aged man beside him, "What do you think of Mr. Zhao?" ”

Helan Minzhi has four henchmen, all of whom were left to him by his mother, Mrs. Han, they are Wu Er, He Lanchong, Wu Youzhi and this Mr. Zhao. Wu Er is dead, and the remaining Helan Chong and Wu Youzhi are his personal guards, and Mr. Zhao is his confidant. Many of his previous plans were made by Mr. Zhao, so he won the appreciation of the Empress Wu, was able to inherit the title of Duke of Zhou, and promoted him to the bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion and the permanent attendant of Zuo Sancai, so he trusted Mr. Zhao very much, almost to the point of obeying his words.

"Lang Jun doesn't need to be nervous, even if the prince is assassinated this time, Wei Ling's case will not be investigated." Mr. Zhao said calmly.

"Why?" Helan Minzhi asked puzzled.

Mr. Zhao smiled faintly and said very firmly, "Because the mother doesn't agree!" ”

Seeing that Helan Minzhi hadn't understood what he meant, he explained, "Lang Jun, what kind of feelings does Niangniang have for Mrs. Rongguo, you must know this better than me, right?" And you just need to let Mrs. Rongguo obey you, and you don't need to worry about anything. Because the money from the taxes of the eastern and western cities was sent to Mrs. Rongguo's house, whether it was the prince or the people of Dali Temple, if they found out this step, it would be over! As for the assassination of the prince, Niangniang will indeed be very angry, but Niangniang has a unique vision, how can she not know who assassinated the prince? ”

When Helan Minzhi heard Mr. Zhao's analysis, his heart was a lot more stable.

"Mr. Zhao, what should I do then?" Helan Minzhi asked with a soft sigh.

"Don't do anything, just keep going with what we planned." Mr. Zhao chuckled softly. Seeing that Mr. Zhao said so calmly, Helan Minzhi didn't say anything anymore, but nodded slightly.

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Because of the assassination of the crown prince, the prime ministers all gathered in Menxia Province to discuss how to deal with this matter. At this time, I saw a little official hurriedly walk outside the door and whispered, "Your honor, Mrs. Xu sent you to find you, saying that she has something important to inform you." ”

When Li Ji heard the report of the little official, he wanted to yell at him to leave, but ignored the people sent by the government. But after thinking about it, he held back again. Because he knew his wife's personality too well, if nothing major had happened in the house, she would never have made such a rash move. He got up and confessed to everyone, and hurried out of the government hall.

followed the little official to a side hall, and Li Ji was also taken aback when he saw Xu Da. Xu Da is not only a family general in his house, but also his confidant. Being able to let Xu Da personally go to Menxia Province to report the matter to him means that what he wants to tell him is very urgent.

Thinking of this, Li Ji waved his hand and motioned for the little official to exit the side hall. The little official took the order and quickly left the side hall. Xu Da closed the door, and then said eagerly, "General, the young lady was killed by Chen Gong, the prince's personal guard." ”

"What?" Because this sentence was too blue, Li Ji suspected that he had heard it wrong, so he asked, "Do you say it again?" ”

"General, today Miss went to the Great Solemn Temple to go to the West Market after the incense, on the way back happened to meet an assassin assassin to assassinate the prince, but I didn't expect the war horse driving to suddenly be frightened, broke into the street of the melee, and was killed by the prince's personal guard general Chen Gong." Xu Da explained in a low voice again.

Li Ji was stunned, he couldn't believe that his daughter died like this. He only has one son and one daughter in his life, but his son Li Zhen died early, leaving only three sons, so he dotes on this daughter very much, but he didn't expect that his daughter was also killed, and she was also the prince's personal guard general...

"General, Madame wants to ask you what we should do now?" Xu Da asked in a low voice.

Li Ji didn't answer immediately, but was silent for a moment before he spoke, "You go back and tell Madame that she doesn't care about anything, and the old man will take care of it." ”

"General—" Xu Da hesitated for a moment and exited the side hall. When Xu Da left, the elderly veteran Li Ji had a line of tears in his eyes, and he heard him whisper to himself, "Rong Rong, this enemy father will definitely avenge you!" ”

By the time Li Ji returned to the political hall, several prime ministers had already discussed the results, that is, to let Xu Jingzong and Li Ji be responsible, and specially dispatched capable personnel from Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to strictly investigate the murderer of the prince.

Li Ji had no objection to this, but nodded slightly. However, when he returned to the political hall again, Xu Jingzong and the others also noticed that his face was a little haggard, and his expression was obviously much worse than just now. It's just that at this time, everyone's minds are all on the assassination of the prince, so naturally no one cares about Li Ji.

"Xu Xiang, Li Xiang, Your Majesty and Niangniang are back, let you go to Zichen Hall to meet you." At this time, an attendant walked into the political hall and said to Xu Jingzong and Li Ji.

"Well, got it, you go down." Xu Jingzong nodded slightly, glanced at everyone, and strode out of the political hall. Li Ji, Dou Dexuan and others also followed him and left the political hall.

Everyone didn't speak along the way, because it was about the assassination of the prince, and the problem was too serious, and everyone's hearts were under great pressure.

Xu Jingzong and his entourage came to the Zichen Palace, and Gaozong asked without giving them a chance to give a gift, "The assassination of the crown prince made me very angry, the thief dared to be so arrogant, and it was really hateful to assassinate Chang'an City in broad daylight, what advice do you have for this?" ”

Gaozong's face was gloomy and his tone was very cold, and Xu Jingzong, Li Ji and the others still rarely saw him so angry. And the face of the Empress Wu on the side was also gloomy, and her eyes were piercing through a touch of murderous intent. Obviously, Gaozong and Empress Wu were extremely angry about the assassination of the crown prince.

"Back to Your Majesty, Niangniang, the old minister is ready to personally take charge of the strict investigation of this case, and he will definitely find out the murderer behind the scenes." Xu Jingzong opened his mouth and said, "The British Duke will also assist the old minister. ”

"Xu Aiqing can go out in person, I am very relieved." Gaozong said lightly, then this matter will be handed over to Xu Aiqing and Li Aiqing.

"Weichen Command!" Xu Jingzong and Li Ji bowed down to receive the order. Immediately, Li Ji asked with concern, "I wonder how His Royal Highness the Prince's injury is now?" ”

"The prince's poisoning has not been deep, and after Sun Zhenren's timely treatment, there is no big problem now!" Empress Wu replied, "However, the crown prince is weak and not easy to overwork, so the task of receiving the Tibetan delegation will be entrusted to Le Shilang." ”

Le Yanwei was stunned for a moment, and couldn't figure out why the queen mother would entrust such a big responsibility to herself, but he still immediately came back to his senses, and bowed down to receive the order, "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

Like Le Yanwei, there are also Gaozong, Dai Zhide, Sun Chuyue and others, but the Empress Wu has already made arrangements, and when they think that the prince is assassinated here, it is estimated that they will need to recuperate for a while, so they don't think about it anymore.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince was assassinated today, and the prince's personal guards have the responsibility of improper guarding, and they should be severely punished." Li Ji said in a stern tone, "Also, the left and right Jin Wuwei and the officials of Chang'an County who inspected Chang'an City are guilty of dereliction of duty, and they should also be severely punished." ”

"Accurate!" Before Gaozong could speak, the Empress Wu on the side had already opened his mouth and agreed, "This time the prince encountered assassins, and the left and right Jin Wuwei and the Chang'an County Ya officials who inspected Chang'an City did not even notice it, until the prince was sent back to the East Palace by Li Duoqi, they hurried to the scene, there must be a problem here, and the two Aiqing must find out to the palace." ”

Xu Jingzong and Li Ji bowed down to receive the order, and everyone saw that Gaozong and Empress Wu no longer seemed to have any intention of continuing to discuss the assassination of the prince with him, so they bowed down and withdrew from the Zichen Palace.

"British Princess, this matter is not easy to handle!" Walking out of the Zichen Palace, Xu Jingzong said to Li Ji beside him.

It is not difficult for him to just find out the murderer, but now it also involves Chang'an County Yahe and Jin Wuwei left and right, which is a big problem. The Chang'an County Ya has long been involved in the rights and wrongs of embezzlement and taxation because of Wei Ling's death, and the left and right Jin Wuwei are involved in the Nanya, and the water in this is not shallow!

A cold light flashed in Li Ji's eyes, and he said in a stern tone, "Xu Xiang, the assassination of the prince is by no means accidental, there must be something hidden in it, so no matter how difficult this matter is, we must investigate it to the end!" ”

"Hey! That's all there is to it! Xu Jingzong sighed, didn't say anything more, but strode away. Li Ji, who was walking with Xu Jingzong, deliberately slowed down, and followed behind Xu Jingzong to look at the head of Zhongshu Province who was already old when he walked, his expression was very indifferent.