Bury the hatchet......

These are not like the words of this narrow-minded prince.

Is there some kind of trickery?

Or is it ......

Just as Xie An was secretly guessing, a name suddenly jumped into his mind.

"Your Highness...... Li Xian! - Is that right, His Royal Highness the Prince? ”

"......" Prince Li Wei glanced at Xie An deeply, and suddenly smiled, "Xie Shaoqing is indeed a smart person......

Ignoring the praise of the crown prince Li Wei, Xie An frowned, shook his head and said, "No, no, no, His Royal Highness the crown prince is a smart person...... Last night's assassin was sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right? ”

"What?" Prince Li Wei smiled slightly.

"The guilty minister refers to the assassin who assassinated His Highness the Eighth Highness!"

Glancing at Xie An meaningfully, Prince Li Wei smiled lightly, "You can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense...... Prince Ben still remembers that this sentence is Xie Shaoqing's original words, right? ——When I was teaching the unsuccessful guys beside Prince Ben......"

"Isn't it?" With a light snort, Xie An Zhengse said, "According to the criminal ministers, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince probably had insight into the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Li Xian, and took advantage of Li Xian's entry into Beijing before he informed the imperial court and His Majesty in time, so he sent assassins to assassinate His Royal Highness...... As a result, it backfired, the assassination failed, and it was only because of this that he was degraded and negotiated with the criminal minister! ”

The crown prince Li Wei shook his head with a smile, and then said coldly, "According to what you said, the murderer who assassinated the more than ten ministers of the court and the central government last night was also instructed by this prince?!" ”

Xie An's face froze when he heard this, and he was speechless.

To be honest, Xie An really couldn't figure out the assassination of more than a dozen officials above the fifth grade yesterday.

In his opinion, the crown prince Li Wei is the mastermind behind this matter, but the problem is. Why did he ask someone to assassinate Yu He, the imperial envoy of the right capital of the Imperial Historical Observatory Supervision Yuan, you must know that Yu He is the confidant of the crown prince Li Wei, and an important chess piece for the prince Li Wei to enter the imperial history platform, it can be said that it is precisely because of the Lord He Yu that the crown prince Li Wei can gain a foothold in the imperial history platform and compete with the eighth prince Li Xian.

And now, Yu He is dead. Yushitai must be back in the control of the eighth prince Li Xian......

Wait a minute!

In this way, could it be that the assassination of those ministers of the DPRK and the central government yesterday was actually the eighth prince Li Xian?

Thinking about it this way, half of the ministers who were assassinated yesterday were the people of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of them. Others, the third prince Li Shen's party, only the two ministers, Wang Tian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Hongde, the waiter of the Criminal Department, do not know the details......

What's going on?

Could it be that the Eighth Prince Li Xian staged a bitter trick? deliberately created signs that he was assassinated, the purpose of which was to eradicate some ministers of the party of the crown prince Li Wei and the third prince Li Shen?

Not right either!

Xie Anxin shook his head secretly.

You must know that from the descriptions of Fei Guo and Liang Qiu Wu, Xie An can almost conclude that he assassinated the Eighth Prince Li Xian yesterday. It is one of the top assassins in the world, the head of the Jinling Dangerous Building Assassin Pavilion, Ghost Ji [Jin Ling'er]......

In Xie An's opinion, the reason why Jin Ling'er used a silver needle dipped in anesthetic medicine to numb him in advance. First, he was afraid that he would recognize her, and secondly, he was mostly afraid that Xie An would interfere in it and be injured by her......

As for the rest of the people, who were stunned with incense. Most of the time it was just to cover up the fact that she used anesthetics to confuse him Xie An, so as not to be detected. The dignified Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple actually had a secret relationship with such a troubled assassin.

What the hell is going on?

Just when Xie An was secretly guessing, Prince Li Wei let out a long breath and said in a low voice, "Do you know, Xie Shaoqing, this prince was negligent yesterday ......"

Negligent yesterday?

Xie Anxin sneered, but he didn't dare to say anything on his face, and looked at the crown prince Li Wei suspiciously.

But seeing that the crown prince Li Wei paused, he lowered his voice and said, "As early as the day before, this prince had learned that the eighth emperor brother had returned to Jijing ......."

Xie An's heart moved when he heard this.

Sure enough, yesterday, Sister Jin was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to assassinate the eighth prince Li Xian......

Wait, so to speak, the negligence that Li Wei is talking about......

"This prince forgot for a while, the Eighth Emperor Brother has always been scheming!"

"Clever and ......," Xie An's eyes showed a little surprise when he heard this.

What's going on?

What the hell is going on?

Could it be that the eighth prince Li Xian had calculated that the crown prince Li Wei would send someone to assassinate him, but he didn't know what he did, and sent another wave of assassins to take this opportunity to eradicate Yu He, an important chess piece placed by the crown prince Li Wei in the imperial history platform?

Good guy, if that's the case, then the prince Li Xianzhizhi is not under the woman of the eldest grandson Xiangyu......

Just when Xie Anxin was speculating wildly, Prince Li Wei let out a long breath and said, "Xie Shaoqing, this prince just said it directly, if you commit such a major mistake on weekdays, this prince will naturally not let it go, but now, this prince wants to join forces with you......"

Seeing that the crown prince Li Wei said it so bluntly, Xie An believed it a little, thought about it, and said lightly, "His Royal Highness the crown prince thinks that the grievances between you and me can be revealed without mentioning them in a few words?" ”

Hearing this, Prince Li Wei sneered, looked at Xie An and said meaningfully, "Xie Shaoqing is so bold, he committed the crime of dereliction of duty last night, and he dared to talk to this prince like this!" - Do you know that in the early dynasty, as long as this prince mentions it slightly, your position as the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple will not be kept! ”

Xie An frowned when he heard this, and said coldly, "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince threatening the lower officials?" ”

To be honest, in normal times, Xie An may be a little afraid, but now, he has the full support of Liangqiu Gong and Liangqiu Wu's ancestors and grandchildren, and knows that even if he loses his official position, with his identity as the grandson-in-law of the Liangqiu family in the Donggong Mansion, he will still be able to return to the imperial court in the future, so how can he be threatened by the crown prince Li Wei?

But to his surprise, the crown prince Li Wei shook his head slightly, Gu Zuoyan continued, "On the other hand, if this prince comes forward to speak for you, the incident of last night can also be revealed!" ”

Glancing deeply at the crown prince Li Wei, Xie An frowned and said, "It seems that His Royal Highness the crown prince is really very jealous of the eighth prince!" ”

"Hehehe!" The crown prince Li Wei chuckled a few times, then looked at Xie An and said lightly, "This prince thinks so." Xie Shaoqing's current situation will not be much better than that of this prince! - Hey, you took the woman of the Eighth Emperor Brother, right? ”

"Huh?" Xie An was stunned when he heard this.

Looking at Xie An's stunned expression, Prince Li Wei showed a little smile on his face, and said lightly, "The eighth child is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, he seems to be gentle and elegant, but in fact he is a heroic character...... How do you think the eldest grandson Shilang learned that you secretly took me to the first beauty in Jijing last night to visit the lanterns and admire the moon? ”

Xie An was taken aback when he heard this, and asked subconsciously. "Could it be...... Your Highness the Eight? ”

"Hey!" The crown prince Li Wei sneered and said in a low voice, "It seems that you don't know, the eighth child has been very smart since he was a child, and his father came forward." was personally taught by the eldest grandson, and he met the woman of the eldest grandson's family since he was a child...... Xie Shaoqing snatched love with a knife and snatched the eighth woman, do you think the eighth woman will let you go? - At this point, Prince Ben is happy to see...... The power of the eighth child is not small, even the crown prince is difficult to contend with, if he is called the eldest grandson Xiangyu. Therefore, I have won over the eldest grandson's family, and I, Li Wei, the crown prince, am afraid that it will be difficult to protect! ”

“……”

"How?" Glancing at Xie An, Prince Li Wei said. "Do you want to join forces with Prince Ben? This prince and Xie Shaoqing don't really have any deep hatred......"

"There is no deep hatred, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent assassins to assassinate the subordinate many times?" Xie An sneered and sneered.

"......" Prince Li Wei's eyes changed slightly when he heard this, and he could see that he was a little displeased. After thinking for a while, he said with a chuckle. "But isn't Xie Shaoqing still alive now? - In this way, I will nominate you later and recommend you as the secretary of the Criminal Department, and use this matter to write off the past, okay? ”

"The Book of the Criminal Department?" Xie An was stunned, he never expected that the crown prince Li Wei would be so generous when he made a move.

may have guessed what Xie Anxin was thinking, and the crown prince Li Wei said, "Come to think of it, Xie Shaoqing is suspicious, why does this prince want to win over Xie Shaoqing at any cost...... It's very simple, Prince Ben doesn't want the criminal tribe to be in the hands of Lao Ba! ——As soon as Yu He died, Yushitai returned to the control of the eighth child, and if the criminal department fell into his hands again, the prince would be struggling......"

Xie An nodded secretly when he heard this.

He knew very well that the Imperial Historical Observatory was the supervisory body, and the Criminal Department was the censorship body, if both fell into the hands of the Eighth Emperor Li Xian, to say something unpleasant, Li Xian would be able to demote anyone at will, and his power would be far above that of the crown prince Li Wei, who controlled the Great Zhou official system.

For example, the crown prince Li Wei pushed his confidant to a high position, but if the eighth prince Li Xian disagreed, used criminal suppression to demote him on trumped-up charges, and the crown prince Li Wei had no temper at all.

"How?" Prince Li Wei asked.

Glancing deeply at the crown prince Li Wei, Xie An shook his head with a look of hesitation, "Rong...... Let the lower official think about it again......"

"Consider?" Glancing at the Taihe Hall that was close at hand, Prince Li Wei sneered and said in a low voice, "Xie Shaoqing should think about it, but I don't know if the eighth child will give you this time to think about it!" ——Today's morning dynasty, it's not just about Xie Shaoqing's dereliction of duty last night, you see, the old eight will definitely compete with this prince for the ...... of the criminal department."

“……”

"This prince will nominate and recommend you as the secretary of the criminal department later, as for the rest, it's up to Xie Shaoqing himself...... Xie Shaoqing must know that if the eighth child gains power, you and I will not have a good time in the future! Speaking of this, the crown prince Li Wei flicked his sleeves and walked away.

Looking at the back of the prince Li Wei leaving, Xie An frowned and thought.

I have to say that it is very tempting for the prince Li Wei to release incense bait, you must know that now the Great Prison Temple is Xie An's territory, plus Xun Zheng of Weiwei Temple, the two major law enforcement agencies under the Criminal Department, it can be said that they are all people from Xie An's department, if Xie An can be promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department, it can almost be said that the affairs of the Great Zhou Criminal Law are all in Xie An's hands.

It's just that he teamed up with the crown prince Li Wei to deal with it

The Eighth Prince, Li Xian......

It is said that the eldest grandson's family supported the eighth prince Li Xian's accession to the throne......

In this way, wouldn't it be an enemy of the eldest grandson's family?

Ahh

Shaking his head and leaving all his troubles behind, Xie An muttered the sentence [The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge] vigorously, and walked towards the Taihe Palace.

As soon as he stepped into the Taihe Palace, Xie An felt countless eyes with different looks, some were hostile, some were kind, some were hostile with a little hesitation, some were kind with a little embarrassment, and some were purely just for watching a good show.

The only thing Xie An was sure of was that the eldest grandson family, who had a good relationship with him before, was a courtier. At the moment, no one stepped forward to talk to him, not even Xie An's cheap teacher, Ruan Shaozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, did not come over, but just looked at Xie An from a distance with a complicated gaze that was extremely difficult.

As for Sun Jing, the head of the military department, he glared at Xie An fiercely with an angry look.

With a bitter smile in his heart, Xie An secretly looked at the people in the Taihe Palace, and he found that there were more ministers in the court today than ever before. Not to mention anything else, the courtiers of the crown prince Li Wei alone can almost be said to be fully dispatched.

Who would have thought that the prince and his courtiers, who were arrogant at the beginning, are now so trembling. If he is facing a great enemy, and the reason for all this is the big man who returned from Jiangnan, the eighth prince, Li Xian!

Xie An noticed that Li Xian, who was known as the [Eight Sage Kings], was standing on the left side of the hall at the moment. At the top of Prime Minister Yingong, he bore the brunt of the attack, and looked at the crown prince Li Wei who was the first on the right and was silent.

To Xie An's surprise, the crown prince Li Xian's next head not only had his siblings. The fifth prince Li Cheng, there are also the third prince Li Shen, the sixth prince Li Xiao, and the seventh prince Li Yan.

It is not difficult to guess that just like the crown prince Li Wei wooed him Xie An, this prince His Royal Highness who felt threatened. It must have secretly reached a tacit understanding with the third prince Li Shen, and was ready to join forces to deal with the eighth prince Li Xian.

That's a ......

Really. The affairs of the DPRK and China have never been judged by common sense, and yesterday's allies will become enemies today, and yesterday's enemies will not necessarily become today's allies......

Just when Xie An secretly sighed that the world was hot and cold, Wang Ying, the great eunuch in the palace, sang and shouted, "Your Majesty has arrived, and all the officials are welcome!" ”

Seeing this, everyone in the court knelt down and kowtowed together to greet Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the old man Liang Qiugong, the old lady of Prime Minister Yingong and Xie An, greeted him.

At this time, Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, walked in from outside the hall, sat on top of the Dragon Court, looked at the hundreds of officials under the steps, raised his hand and said, "Zhong Aiqing is flat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! - Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! After some thanks, all the officials in the hall got up.

Glancing at Xie An, and then at Liang Qiugong, the Son of Heaven Li Ji showed a little smile in his eyes, and said jokingly, "Yo, my Tiger of the Great Zhou, how can I be interested in coming to the early court today?" - It can't be a plea for that kid in your family, is it? ”

Under Xie An's anxious gaze, Liang Qiugong hugged his fists and said, "Exactly!" ——This son is young, in a high position but does not want to share the worries of His Majesty, last night's dereliction of duty, resulting in chaos in Jijing, this heinous crime, the old minister had to come forward in person! ”

"......" Seeing that Liang Qiu Gong said so bluntly, the Son of Heaven was stunned, and after thinking about it, he said in a deep voice, "Weiwei Temple Qing Xun Zheng, Da Prison Temple Shaoqing Xie An, Eastern Army General Liang Qiu Wu...... Where are the three of them? ”

As soon as the words fell, Xun Zheng, Xie An, and Liang Qiuwu came out of the queue together and knelt in the center of the Golden Palace.

Glancing at Liang Qiugong, who had a normal complexion, the Son of Heaven Li Ji let out a long breath, frowned and reprimanded, "I handed over the matter of public security on the Shangyuan Festival to you and the other three departments, I never thought that such a big event would happen yesterday!" - Especially you, Xie An, the young secretary of the Great Prison Temple, had a private meeting with Hongyan and committed the crime of dereliction of duty while on duty, do you know that last night I lost more than ten sages in the court?! ”

"Wechen...... Convicted! Although he knew that he would not have to worry about his life this time, Xie An still shrank his head in fright by the Son of Heaven Li Ji's words.

Seeing this, Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, glanced at the courtiers and said in a deep voice, "What do Zhong Aiqing have to say about this?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Meng Rang, the imperial envoy of the left capital of the Imperial Historical Observatory Supervision Yuan, stood up and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Xie, as the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, should obey the law and abide by the law. ——According to the opinion of the ministers, they should be stripped of their official positions, demoted to commoners, and never hired! ”

Never hired?

Hey, it's so ruthless!

Xie An glanced at the Eighth Prince Li Xian in astonishment, and at this time, Li Xian also looked at him coldly.

And at this moment, Xu Zhi, the secretary of the ministry, stood up and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, what Lord Meng said is really exaggerated!" - Lord Xie is young and promising, not as weak as the crown, he is in the position of Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, which is enough to be ashamed of the people in the world, last night's Shangyuan Festival, it was a day of celebration, Lord Xie is only ten and eight, and his heart is joyful, and it is understandable, who would have thought that such a big event would happen last night? ——In Yichen's opinion, it is better to ask Lord Xie to atone for his crimes, investigate the case, and track down the murderer. Get justice for the more than ten ministers of the DPRK and China who lost their lives! - Your Majesty also knows that Xie Shaoqing is good at solving cases, and he will definitely be able to find the murderer! ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Jing was furious, and came out and scolded, "Joy in your heart? Can the joy of the heart seduce a woman from a good family? ”

"The eldest grandson squire is wrong in this statement," Chang Gong said with a smile, "As far as the lower officials know, Xie Shaoqing and Ling Qianjin can be said to be in love with each other, so how can they [seduc]?" ”

"Fart!" The eldest grandson Jing was furious.

The hundreds of officials in the hall whispered. They still remembered that just a few months ago, the crown prince Li Wei and his family were full of strength to deal with Xie An, and at that time, Meng Rang of Yushitai and the eldest grandson's family helped Xie An many times. And today, as if the whole thing has been turned around, Yu Shitai and Sun Jing, the head of the military department, have made it clear that they want to be unfavorable to Xie An, but what is unbelievable is that the courtiers of the crown prince Li Wei and his family took the initiative to defend Xie An.

Glancing at Prime Minister Yingong, who did not say a word from beginning to end, and Ruan Shaozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, said with a chuckle, "Xuanwen." Ruan Aiqing, what is your opinion on this? ”

Hearing this, Duke Yin opened his eyes, arched his hand and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has a Dao Mingjun. Which round to get the old minister's chewing tongue? - It's up to Your Majesty to decide! ”

This old fellow!

Li Ji, the son of heaven, smiled and scolded in his heart, and asked Ruan Shaozhou, "What about Ruan Aiqing?" ”

glanced at Xie An, and then at the angry eldest Sun Jing. Ruan Shaozhou's eyes flashed with a hint of embarrassment, and he barely showed a smile. He arched his hand and said, "The minister thinks that what the prime minister said is extremely true!" ”

What did the Prime Minister say?

Hey! It's really worthy of a master and apprentice!

Seeing that Ruan Shaozhou deliberately misinterpreted his question, Gu Zuoyan said to him, Li Ji, the son of heaven, was angry and funny, and after glancing at Liang Qiu Gong and Yin Gong, he suddenly said, "Xie Shaoqing's matter, put it off for the time being!" ——Last night, an assassin assassinated my Great Zhou Chongchen, which should have been investigated by the Criminal Department, but last night Wang Tian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Hongde, the waiter of the Criminal Department, were killed......"

As soon as the words fell, Li Xian, the eighth prince, stood up and said, "Father, the son recommends a person, this person's surname is Ji Minghong, he has both civil and military skills, and he can serve as the secretary of the criminal department, track down the murderer, and share ......the worries of his father."

Before he could finish speaking, the crown prince Li Wei also stood up and said lightly, "The Eighth Emperor Brother is so bad, how can a person who is unknown and does not know the details of the matter serve in an important position in the court?" As he spoke, he arched his hand towards Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, and said, "Father, the son thinks that Lord Xie Anxie, the young secretary of the Great Prison Temple, is good at litigation, although there was a small negligence yesterday, but he is loyal to my Da Zhou, so he can temporarily reside in the post of the secretary of the criminal department and track down the murderer!" ”

"Brother Huang's words are wrong," Li Xian said lightly, "Xie Shaoqing left his post last night, he has no royal law, and he should be expelled from the imperial court, how can he still be promoted?" - Isn't that ridiculous? ”

The crown prince Li Wei sneered, and sneered, "This prince thinks that the Eighth Emperor Brother is a fake public and private ...... Ah, this prince knows, because Xie Shaoqing snatched love with a knife and snatched the person who the Eighth Emperor Brother longed for in his heart, right? ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was in an uproar, you must know that these ministers of the court and the central government have more or less known about Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu, but they never thought that the crown prince Li Wei did not give the eighth prince Li Xian any face, and pierced the matter in person.

Sure enough, hearing this, a hint of color flashed in the eyes of the eighth prince Li Xian, and after shaking his head with a light smile, he said lightly, "Xiao Wang thinks that the imperial brother is favoritism this time!" - It's strange to say, as far as Xiao Wang knows, the imperial brother and Lord Xie have always been at odds, why did the imperial brother defend Lord Xie many times as soon as Xiao Wang returned to Jijing? - The reason for this is incredible! ”

"......" Prince Li Wei frowned and said unhappily, "The discord between this prince and Xie Shaoqing is a private matter, how can it be unfair because of this?" ——Xie Shaoqing is good at litigation, and during his tenure as the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, he was conscientious, if he was demoted to a commoner because of his negligence last night and would never be hired, wouldn't he know that the world would be ashamed? - And ......"

"Again?"

With a sneer, the crown prince Li Wei raised his hand and pointed at Li Xian, and said in a cold voice, "Moreover, this prince suspects that the imperial brother sent someone to kill those more than ten ministers last night!" - Old eight, you are in a hurry to bring the criminal department under your command, are you afraid that your deeds will be revealed?! ”

Li Xian frowned slightly, and said lightly, "What the imperial brother meant, is it that he is suspecting that the assassination last night was instigated by Xiao Wang?" ”

"Isn't it?" Taking a step forward, the crown prince Li Wei said menacingly, "The Golden Palace is all my Great Zhou Xianliang, who doesn't know what is going on?" ——Why were the people killed last night, except for the two adults of the Criminal Department Shangshu and the Criminal Department Shilang, all of them were the people of the prince and the third child? Eighth, you explain! ”

The ministers in the hall were silent, and to be honest, even Xie An was suspicious.

Everyone knows that the assassination of the eighth prince Li Xian last night was secretly sent by the crown prince Li Wei, but the question is, who instigated the assassination of more than ten ministers later.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for the crown prince Li Wei to send someone to assassinate his own talents, let alone such an important person as Yu He, the imperial envoy of the right capital of the Imperial History Stage.

Could it really be the rumored Eight Sages King, Li Xian?

Including Xie An, the hundred officials in the palace cast suspicious glances at Li Xian.