Waiting for Wei and the palace maids to retreat, there were only four people left in the huge Lizheng Palace, Li Er and his wife, the eldest grandson Wuji and Liu Yuan.

"Okay, now we can talk about it." Li Er sat in front of the desk and said calmly.

After seeing too many winds and waves, Li Er's heart has become very strong, he firmly believes that as long as he has power in his hands, no matter what the situation, he can deal with it calmly, and his calmness comes from the control of the force.

Liu Yuan took out a stack of files from his arms, gently put them on the case table in front of Li Er, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, these files are all the gains from the investigation of the horse falling case, please take a look." ”

When Li Er was flipping through the file, Liu Yuan made a salute and said: "The minister didn't expect that there were still people from the emperor among them, and this guard's mouth was very firm at that time, and if he was not careful, he was crippled, please forgive the emperor." ”

Hou Jun used the methods taught by Liu Yuan and the "murder weapon in the world" on those suspicious people, maybe it was because of his lack of experience, he killed one and disabled one, and the disabled one was precisely the eyeliner arranged by Li Er next to the crown prince Li Chengqian, needless to say, to be able to perform such a confidential task, nine times out of ten he is Li Er's henchman, check his information, and have been lurking in the East Palace for more than three years"Boss", this pot can only be carried for subordinates.

Duan Shaoyu?

Li Er had just looked at a file called Duan Shaoyu, and his old face couldn't help twitching, this was a very capable person in his hands, and he had cultivated it for a long time. Tiger Prison Pass has killed enemy generals, a well-known tough guy in the Xuanjia Army, and Xuanwumen has also fought bloodily, followed him to fight in the south and north, and made countless meritorious contributions. It was not easy to arrange it to the prince's side, but I didn't expect such a meritorious person to be planted in Liu Yuan's hands in the end, not only did he not keep the secret, but he also made people cripple.

It's just a late season.

I'm ashamed, Liu Yuan, this kid, can really toss. Thinking about it, Li Er's hand never stopped, and his face was always very calm. was so calm that when he turned over the information that Li Tai sent someone to sneak into Li Chengqian's side, his face did not change, as if everything was in his expectation, and nothing could touch his heart again.

If that hadn't happened. Li Ercai felt abnormal.

"Get up. Those who don't know are not guilty, in the end, you are also doing things for me. "Although he lost a confidant, as an emperor, Li Er still has this bit of energy, and besides, he personally ordered it, so he can't complain.

The eldest grandson queen on the side couldn't help but ask: "Liu Qing's family, the emperor has stopped pursuing it." You can go on. ”

"Yes, Queen," Liu Yuan responded. continued: "After three adjustments, the suspicion fell on the groom who took care of the horses for the prince, because only he can receive the horses for a long time, and he is also the most qualified to train the horses for conditioned reflexes, the current groom is named Zhou Dachun, after repeated interrogation by his subordinates, it was found that there was no suspicion in him, which could be ruled out, and the previous groom's name was Chen Jie, who had left his post half a month before the prince's accident. ”

"Someone trains, naturally someone cooperates" Liu Yuan said with some shame: "The soldier who cooperated, it was the one who died, after a series of interrogations, a lot of clues have been examined, and he also admitted that someone gave him silver to let him do such a thing, but when he asked him to instruct him behind the scenes, he would rather die than open his mouth, and when he was tortured, he pressed his head into the water, but he didn't expect him to suck water with his mouth and nose, and the lobes of his lungs entered the water, and he coughed himself to death." ”

Li Ermi's eyes narrowed and said, "Oh, what about the coachman, what did you find out?" ”

Liu Yuan shook his head and said: "When Weichen sent someone to find Chen Jie, he had already been killed at home, his whole body was frozen and stiff, and he believed that he had died for some time, because it was winter, he lived far away, and there was no corpse smell, so he had not been found." ”

"Finished?" Li Er frowned and said, "Go on, can't you have an appetite?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister doesn't dare, it's just, it's just" Liu Yuan began to hesitate.

"Whatever you say, whatever you say, I forgive you for your innocence."

After getting Li Er's assurance, Liu Yuan said: "The minister has investigated the people who these two people have recently contacted, and the more they investigated, the more they were shocked, that is, taking the horseman Chen Jie as an example, this person has recently touched a lot of people, he has a fellow villager who listens to errands in the Wei Wangfu, and a disciple of the Shu Wangfu is a cousin, and a small man who buys vegetables in Changkong has a good relationship with him, in addition, there are a few people who are on an errand in the infantry yamen of Yongzhou Mansion from time to time to get together with him, and the cooperative guard seems to have had contact with no less than five princes and people in the princess's mansion. It was obvious that they had been deliberately muddying the water so that it would be difficult for us to track it down.

Speaking of this, Liu Yuan suddenly gave Li Er a courtier's courtesy, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, this matter is getting bigger and bigger, and Weichen really can't investigate it, please ask the emperor to find someone else, just take it as a pity Weichen, and then talk about the highway from Chang'an to Songzhou, because of Weichen's personal reasons, it is now seriously lagging behind, and many people are waiting for Weichen alone, in vain, please ask the emperor for approval." ”

The people behind the scenes are suspicious, but the two important people are dead, and if you want to start, you have to start with the people they came into contact with during their lifetimes, but a big investigation of the prince, princess, and minister of the dynasty, that is, the Yongzhou Mansion that maintains public order in Chang'an is also involved, how can this be checked, the people of the entire Chang'an have let it be muddyed, the water is clear, there are no fish, and there are no disciples when people are inspected.

If you don't check it, you can't pay the difference, if you check it, not only will you offend people, but if you know too much about the Tao of the Devil, you will be killed at any time, thankless, not to mention anything else, I dare to go to the house of the eldest grandson Wuji to investigate today, he will dare to throw face at himself tomorrow, Liu Yuan doesn't want to be the enemy of everyone, so he hurriedly resigned.

To make it clear, it's not that I don't want to check, but I don't dare to check, but in order to persuade Li Er, Liu Yuan told the matter of the Chang'an to Songzhou Expressway, which is intended to remind Li Er: Instead of wasting time here, it is better to let yourself do more meaningful things, there are many people who can use their position competently, but the highway from Chang'an to Songzhou can be competent and so willing to pay. There is only one of them, and he secretly persuaded Li Er not to lose a big one because of a small one.

If you have something to do, then the road from Chang'an to Songzhou. No one is willing to come forward to fix it for him.

As soon as Liu Yuan finished speaking, he inadvertently sent a distress signal to the eldest grandson Wuji.

Take other people's soft hands and eat other people's short hands, the half of the Changluo Expressway given by Liu Yuan has not yet been warmed, and the section of the Luozhou to Qinghe Expressway, if Liu Yuan is missing, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make the trip. The eldest grandson Wuji regards Liu Yuan as the God of Wealth, and he has to help him in public and private, and in affection and reason. The eldest grandson Wuji finally spoke:

"Your Majesty, this matter is complicated, and with General Liu's experience, I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it. And his methods have gone a little too far. In order to prevent the remnants of Tubo from counterattacking, it is necessary to increase the control of Tubo and build a highway to Songzhou, which has a great strategic role. ”

Li Ersi is like electricity. However, he quickly made up his mind: "What Uncle Guo said is very true, Liu Yuan. ”

"The Minister"

"I'm as you wish. From now on, you don't have to meddle in this matter, and put the road repair on the agenda as soon as possible, and you can find local officials to cooperate with all the labor, and urgently repair the road from Chang'an to Songzhou as soon as possible. Li Er said with a serious face.

Liu Yuan was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately said respectfully: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Great, finally get out of the matter, don't have to wade into this troubled water, Liu Yuan don't mention how excited, when he mentioned this condition, it was to avoid getting involved in the struggle for succession, from Chang'an to Songzhou, in the case of insufficient funds, it is not a problem to repair for ten years and eight years, and no one has an opinion.

Liu Yuan's little abacus crackled.

After Liu Yuan said goodbye, the eldest grandson Wuji hesitated for a moment, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, it is said that Liu Yuan once went to Cui's Mansion to ask for advice, you said that he took the initiative to resign, could it be the meaning of the Qinghe Cui family?" ”

"Yes or no" Li Er said lightly: "You can only do things with your heart, with his experience and age, it is also appropriate to ask for advice, after all, he is a person, not an omnipotent god." ”

"That Qinghe Cui's side"

Li Er shook his head and said: "Don't let this matter get involved, our royal affairs must not be interfered with by the scholars, if it is reborn, I will have a headache again." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Uncle Guo, you are the person I trust the most, what do you think if you take over this matter?"

"As an uncle of the country, the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, and besides, my eldest grandson clan was also involved just now, and if you participate in it, you will also give people a handle, Your Majesty, you should think about others again."

Li Er sighed heavily

Just when Li Er and the eldest grandson Wuji were discussing, waiting outside the palace, and the waiting army who accompanied Liu Yuan out of the palace heard Liu Yuan say that there was no need to pay attention to this matter, he couldn't help but say in surprise: "General, then, what now, we handed over the materials, the King of Wei and them, I'm afraid that they will hate us to death." ”

Liu Yuan said lightly: "What are you afraid of, these things are not what we think, besides, there will be arrangements in advance, you don't have to worry too much." ”

Hou Jun answered, and immediately asked again: "General, you said such a thing, how will the King of Wei and those scholars deal with it?" This Chang'an won't be bloody again, right? ”

"I'm too worried" Liu Yuan said calmly: "King Wei's side, there must also be the prince's eyeliner, this is considered to be pulling each other's skins, this little thing, can't be on the stage, as for those big families, they have been in the officialdom for so many years, but they are not in vain, when the time comes, find one or two scapegoats to come out, you can also turn big things into small things, small things into nothing, there is no real evidence, you can't turn over any storms, you don't have the ability to control everything, everything is just a mouthful of words, you look at it, this matter can only be ignored, and then they make their own efforts, A new round of struggle has been restarted, and we, the generals, are better at keeping to ourselves. ”

After speaking, Liu Yuan said confidently: "The most decisive victory and defeat are won by strength, traitors must be opportunistic, and truly talented people will not be buried." ”

"The general is very good, and his subordinates have been taught." Hou Jun said respectfully. (To be continued......)