Chapter 147: A Dog Who Is Greedy for Life and Afraid of Death
The next day, when the sky was shining, a neat and orderly convoy crossed Chang'an Avenue and drove towards the open city gate.
The front and rear of the convoy were guarded by well-trained Gyeonggi battalion sergeants, and the bright yellow flags fluttering on the convoy indicated the extraordinary status of the group.
The wagons carrying grain were clean and tidy, and the extremely strong paulownia wheels made of iron nails pressed heavily against the bluestone pavement, making a 'creaking' sound.
It was with the sound of wheels that the much-anticipated Jeju disaster relief trip quietly kicked off under the eagerly awaited gaze of everyone.
At this moment, looking at the disaster relief team that was gradually leaving the boundary of the capital like a long dragon, Zhao Xuan, who was standing on the city tower, was dressed in an extremely low-key manner, his eyes were blazing, and he stared at the carriage in the Qincha team, which looked extremely ordinary at first glance.
He knew that Chu Xingyue was sitting in it at this moment.
The close confidants who had been following him all the year round looked at him, and naturally noticed the carriage, and immediately understood what the master meant, and said, "Lord Wang, please rest assured, your subordinates have already explained, and they will not let people hurt Princess Ling." ”
Zhao Xuan stopped for a long time before he hummed lightly and said, "She has a deep misunderstanding of this king, and at this moment in her heart, I am afraid that she is already a little biased towards the third child; However, this king is not afraid, because as long as this king wins this game, she will understand this king's hard work and return to this king's side again. ”
The henchman immediately catered to Zhao Xuan's words and said, "The prince is wise and powerful, and he will definitely get what he wants." ”
Zhao Xuan suddenly thought of someone, and felt a little vigilant in his heart, "The people sent out must go through strict verification, if the last incident happens again, this king will no longer show mercy." ”
The henchmen naturally knew what the 'last incident' mentioned in the prince's mouth meant.
The last time King Ling was assassinated, the plan was going very smoothly, but he didn't expect an accident in the end, King Ling didn't succeed in the assassination, and he almost let Princess Ling die in that assassination.
When this happened, the prince was almost very angry in the palace, if it weren't for their meritorious service over the years, I am afraid that they would have been dragged out and killed by the prince's order.
Although it was clear that they were not responsible for the incident, it was after all that there was a mistake in their hands; That's why the prince is so cautious about this action.
The henchman immediately made a guarantee and said, "Lord Wang, please rest assured, the people sent out this time are all Jingwei in the house, and they don't dare to happen last time." ”
Hearing his confidant's words of affirmation, Zhao Xuan was a little relieved.
Unconsciously, he quietly clenched his fists and told himself that the success or failure of everything depends on the success of this operation.
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Two hours later, in the Zhenguo Mansion, an unexpected visitor came.
Before Li Ze's first-class court clothes could be taken off, he saw Master Qi Minqi, the head of the Shen Criminal Division, staggering with a pale and colorless face, being helped in from the outside.
Today's Qi Min, where is there still the complacent ambition of the past, but it is only a few days, and the whole person seems to have aged for decades.
The hair on his temples has turned gray, the corners of his drooping mouth seem to be nervously twitched with fear, and his red eyes look dry and cloudy as if he hasn't slept for a long time.
This kind of Qi Min looks very strange.
It seems that something earth-shaking has happened to him, which is why he will destroy this most popular master in the Punishment Division to the way he is now.
Li Ze didn't like Qi Min very much, because he knew whose dog he was; But I didn't expect that the dog took the initiative to find him when he was about to take off his human form when he was tortured, and for a while, I was quite curious about his intentions.
Qi Min immediately fell to the ground like mud after being helped in front of Li Ze.
To be precise, after he returned to the mansion and experienced a poisoning assassination, he seemed to have lost his soul, and the whole person was in a state of confusion, almost in the instinct of self-help, running all the way out of the Qi mansion, and finally came to the Zhenguo Mansion.
Right now, seeing Li Ze, the prince of Zhenguo, dressed in a dark red first-class court uniform, standing in front of him with a majestic bearing, he seemed to see a savior, and he pounced on the general regardless of the image, hugged Li Ze's legs, and cried loudly, "Grandpa Guo, please save the life of the official!" ”
Li Ze was stunned by Qi Min's movements, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe that Qi Min, who had always been above the top in the past, would show such an embarrassed description today.
glanced at the servant standing beside him, and motioned for his subordinates to help Qi Min up.
Li Ze is well versed in the way of officialdom, and a seven-trick exquisite heart makes him seem extremely transparent.
Seeing Qi Min like this now, he guessed that something must have happened, and immediately comforted Qi Min and said, "Lord Qi has something to say, what needs to be done in the country, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
Qi Min was helped up by the servant again and sat on the chair, crying a handful of snot and tears, and a pale face became pale and transparent with the ups and downs of his emotions.
"Don't dare to hide it from Grandpa Guo, someone wants to assassinate the lower official."
Li Ze's eyes immediately straightened, and his voice scolded: "Who dares to be so bold as to dare to murder the official of the court." ”
Qi Min timidly glanced at Li Ze, who had an extraordinary bearing, and knew that the person in front of him had a deep foundation in the court, and more importantly, he was a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and now, he offended King Ling and was abandoned by the queen, and the only way to save his life was to rely on a capable person.
Therefore, he chose Li Ze, and there is another reason why he chose Li Ze, that is, he is Li Fuqing's biological father.
Thinking of this, Qi Min gritted his teeth fiercely, planning to break the kettle and confess everything to Li Ze.
"Grandpa Guo, do you know who is the reason why Ling Qianjin ended up like this today?"
Li Ze's bright eyes darkened, and even his voice sank, "What does Master Qi want to say?" ”
Qi Min said, "Five years ago, Xia Guan was just a small official of the Criminal Division, not the most eye-catching, and the reason why Xia Guan rose to today's position in five years was because he did one thing for the queen back then. ”
Speaking of this, Qi Min fell into memory, confessed everything to Li Ze in detail, and finally, told him a truth that even Zhao Ling didn't know.
"The queen mother very much wants to win over the grandfather of the country for her own use, so she does what she likes, and tries her best to be good to Ling Qianjin, but at the same time, she is also very jealous of the grandfather of the country, so she wants to hold the grandfather of the country; And Grandpa Guo, your methods are also very good, and you have never left any handle in the hands of others, so the queen mother aimed at Ling Qianjin. ”
"Back then, Luo Yao's case was not so much the head of Ling Qianjin, but the queen also added fuel to the fire, she let Ling Qianjin be involved in the homicide case, hoping to use this matter to negotiate with Grandpa Guo in the future; But no one expected that on the day the truth was revealed, Ling Qianjin was sent to the prison by King Ling, and Grandpa Guo, you gave up Ling Qianjin for the Guogong Mansion, the queen's plan was completely disrupted, and the game of chess she played became a waste chess. ”
Hearing Qi Min tell the whole truth of the case back then, Li Ze's face had already become gloomy.
He should have thought a long time ago that Jiang Qiang that woman would never do useless work, she was good to Qing'er, how could it be as simple as just liking Qing'er? Her ambition has been ingrained in her blood from the beginning, and every step she makes is planned and purposeful.
It's a pity that even if he saw this, he didn't stop it in time, which made his own daughter fall into Jiang Qiang's trap step by step, and let that child do that kind of wrong thing.
Thinking of this, Li Ze closed his eyes fiercely, and the faintly jumping green tendons on his forehead could reveal his angry mood at the moment.
However, even if he was angry, Li Ze still saw through Qi Min's purpose in one sentence, "You are saying this to your national duke now, is it that the person who wants to kill you is the Jiang family?" ”
Qi Min immediately got up from the chair, knelt down in front of Li Ze again, and said, "Xiaguan doesn't dare to hide from Grandpa Guo, Xiaguan has done a lot of personal things for the queen over the years, and now, she wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge and hurt Xiaguan, and Xiaguan is also forced to ask for Grandpa Guo in front of him." ”
"Moreover, Xia Guan made a mistake back then, and hurt the person His Royal Highness Ling cares about the most, and now the prince wants the life of Xia Guan, and in order to survive, Xia Guan can only ask Grandpa Guo to save him and save Xia Guan; If the grandfather of the country is willing to save the official, the official is willing to stand up for Ling Qianjin to explain the truth of the year, and maybe, he can save Ling Qianjin from the prison. ”
Looking at Qi Min, who had a look of distress in his eyes, Li Ze's heart had already sneered.
I couldn't help but sneer a few times for the eyes of Jiang's people, and chose such a dog who was greedy for life and afraid of death for his own use, it seems that Jiang's methods over the years have really become more and more unpopular.
However, although he doesn't look down on Qi Min, Qi Min's existence is equivalent to a weakness of the Jiang family, and leaving him may be able to play some role in the future.
Thinking of this, even if Li Ze was disgusted with Qi Min, he endured the feeling of being sick to his stomach and helped him up from the ground, and said, "Lord Qi is an official of the same dynasty as his country, so he should watch and help each other; As for the matter of saving the little girl in the mouth of Lord Qi, there is no need to mention it in the future. ”
Qi Min was stunned and looked at Li Ze puzzled.
You must know that Li Fuqing is his biological daughter, how could he, a father, not save his biological child?
As if seeing Qi Min's doubts, Li Ze said, "Even though Luo Yao was not killed by the little girl, but the case back then was caused by the little girl after all, it was a human life after all, and if you make a mistake, you should pay for it; It's like Lord Qi, now that you have deep regret for what you did back then, do you also want to try your best to remedy it and atone for your sins? ”
Qi Min immediately understood, and hurriedly replied, "If Grandpa Guo has any sending, he will definitely go to the sword mountain and the sea of fire." ”
Li Ze smiled faintly, stretched out his hand and patted Qi Min's shoulder, and said, "My lord doesn't want you to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, my lord wants you to write down everything you have done for the Jiang family over the years, just do it." ”