On the second day, Li Chun was ordered to enter the palace early in the morning.

The emperor intended to strengthen the defense of the palace. Including the front and back harems.

The defense in the palace is not weak, but compared to the previous dynasty, the harem is still much worse. Yesterday's incident sounded the emperor's alarm bell and told him to have a sleepless night. Being green is not something he is afraid of, but he can't bear it if someone can easily make small moves in the harem. What if one day, the action reaches his neck?

So the emperor not only recruited Li Chun, but also the commander of the forbidden army who came to receive the order.

After today, the defense of the palace will be divided into three.

In addition to the original guards, Li Chun's personal guards and forbidden troops will also select a fine guard to be incorporated into the palace defense. The three departments are separated, cooperate with each other, and supervise each other.

And these three branches were originally under the emperor's command, and their functions and establishments partially overlapped, so they were not afraid of interfering with each other, but they were harmless......

After receiving the order, Li Chun was left alone by the emperor and asked him about the progress of expanding his personal guards. Li Chun came one by one, and the emperor had a secret conversation with him about the defense inside and outside the capital for a full hour before letting him go.

At the same time in the General's Mansion, Wen Lan was coming to visit.

Wen Lan originally planned to come to thank her and visit the patient, but when she was about to go out, Cheng Ziyu also sent a message to ask her to come over and talk about it. The actions of the two coincided.

However, Wen Lan didn't expect that Cheng Ziyu's purpose in looking for her was to form an alliance to bring down Zhu Changjue, and gave her several things that she needed to cooperate with.

Wen Lan had long hated Zhu Changjue, and this incident made her hold her breath, and then for the sake of Zhu Changzhe's future, she naturally didn't say a word, and found a confidant and began to do things according to Cheng Ziyu's instructions......

As soon as the two of them said a few words, news came from the palace.

Chang, who was demoted yesterday, made a contribution at home and was rewarded by the emperor, so Chang's family also followed suit. Not only did she get a title: "Shun", but also the saint also gave a lot of rewards, I heard that this time it was not just a hairpin, it was a whole set of heads.

"Meritorious? Is Chang's luck so good? I was just demoted yesterday, and today my family has made meritorious service? Vinland was surprised.

"Naturally not. This reward is Chang's. Cheng Ziyu understood.

"So, is this a light descending and a dark rising? Tian Guiren is so favored, they are all pregnant with the emperor's heir, and they don't have to be titled. ”

"The emperor obviously changed his mind after a night, thinking that although Chang's family was used yesterday, he did well afterwards, and someone desecrated the imperial power yesterday, but Chang's performance was just the opposite, she was defending the imperial power. In order to commit adultery, she was able to stand up so much regardless of embarrassment and identity, which shows her insistence on loyalty and devotion to the Lord, and it is reasonable that she is erected as a typical example at this moment. It's a pity that yesterday the emperor's anger had been reduced to her as usual, and there was no reason to change it back today, so she could only be promoted from other aspects. ”

"Tsk, so her title is 'Shun'. The emperor is really ......"

"Serving the imperial power is just a kind of beating. Shun, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven. Rebels...... The emperor will not be relentless. Cheng Ziyu laughed. The emperor wants to erect a model, just right! The current emperor is like a hedgehog that has been awakened, piercing one by one.

Then, she doesn't have to do anything, the first one who will be unlucky should be Xiong Guiren......

Here, in the eyes of outsiders, Wen Lan is a guest at the General's Mansion, but in fact, Cheng Ziyu has already gone out.

She followed Xia Wei and went to a remote farm, where she sat down in front of Ruyi.

After Ruyi took refuge, this was the first time he saw Cheng Ziyu himself. After the two chatted face-to-face for a full hour, Ruyi finally nodded......

After returning to the General's Mansion, before he could rest, Wang Yue also came to "visit".

Like Wen Lan, she was invited by Cheng Ziyu.

"Wang Yue, this time, I need you to help me. But you can rest assured that your interests will not be jeopardized. ”

What are these words? I owe you more favors than I can count on both hands. If there is anything I can help, I will spare no effort. Moreover, half of my life is earned by you, even if it harms my interests? Tell me, and I will not shirk it. ”……

At the same time, Xiong Guiren couldn't stand the forced confession and confessed.

Yesterday she did as instructed to make trouble.

Her task is to make trouble outside the designated side hall, and eventually make trouble until the emperor or queen mother is present.

Chang Guiren is the chess piece they chose for her.

She used to be good friends with Chang nobles, and no one would doubt her strength.

At the banquet, she kept pouring Chang Guiren wine, and successfully got the peacock hairpin given by the emperor in the frolic. Subsequently, the fat palace people who had been waiting on the side for a long time, dressed exactly like Mama She, deliberately bumped into her, and then she insisted that Mama Fat was stealing, and chased out in the direction of the side hall with Chang Guiren and others.

Since Xiong Guiren is an important part, she knows what is happening in the side hall, and she also knows that Mama She is in the same camp as her. According to the original plan, Mama She would be arranged out of the palace after completing the task, and she only needed to dispose of the peacock hairpin near the side hall to get out.

But the plan can't keep up with the changes.

Their plans were all out of order.

It stands to reason that if something ugly happens, the saint will definitely cover it up, and it is easy for her to make small moves. Unexpectedly, the emperor did not hesitate to leave this excitement behind, resulting in onlookers inside and outside and guards guarding and verifying.

Xiong Guiren and his party were already panicked at that time, and they didn't have the opportunity or courage to dispose of the hairpin. At first, she had some hope, but the more she went, the more out of control the situation became.

Later, their group had already tried their best to narrow down their sense of existence, but they still asked Chang Guiren to target them...... That's what happened after that.

Xiong Guiren confessed to an attendant, saying that she was only following the instructions that the father-in-law brought every time. This action is the word of the father-in-law.

Li Chun's people immediately entered the palace to track down Tiren.

But the father-in-law who was determined by the noble bear actually stumbled and fell into the lake this morning, and he was already out of breath when he was scooped up.

It happened in the middle of the night, and there was no evidence left, so it is unknown whether he committed suicide in fear of crime or was plotted.

Investigated the person deeply, and found that this father-in-law was an active person who had worked as an errand in many places in the palace.

In other words, he is very familiar with all parts of the palace, has a wide network, and has excellent popularity...... And because there are many errand places, and there are many masters and stewards who have served, it is not easy to really grasp it.

In this way, the clue is broken again.

Xiong Guiren experienced another torture, knowing that the father-in-law in charge of liaison also died, and thinking of Mama She's death, he was even more afraid.

She also began to understand that when the other party signaled her to leave yesterday, where was the effort to arrange a way out for her? The so-called back road is death! At that time, if she hadn't been controlled by the guards at the first time, she would have been killed like Mama She......

The Dark Guard gave her two choices: First, take the initiative to confess and save her life. Second, after suffering a lot, she was pried open, and I am afraid that neither the emperor nor the mastermind will let her go at that time.

But if she can know everything and turn into a witness, even if the other party is rampant, she can at least get the emperor's protection, and maybe she can be protected to the greatest extent.

Xiong Guiren didn't think much about it, and put forward a request not only to save her life, but also to save the life of her family.

After receiving an affirmative answer, she confessed: it was a hint from the family to let her do what her father-in-law wanted. That's why she listened. As for the rest, she didn't know anything.

He also said that he promised that as long as she did things obediently, the future was promising.

Li Chun's torture is very methodical, and he is very good at grasping the key points. When I hear the word "future", I immediately have an understanding. An unfavored concubine can believe that an outsider can control her future, either because that person is strong, or she has tasted the sweetness in that person's hands.

After another interrogation, sure enough, I heard that this Xiong Guiren was successfully shortlisted in the draft that day, and someone recommended him. Even if he is not favored, he was promoted to the first level last year.

Obviously, what she can rely on is a big backer. The answer is already on the horizon.

After another questioning, Xiong Guiren said that the family has been close to the Zhang family in recent years. The Zhang family is the mother family of the former concubine. She probably knew in her heart that the mastermind yesterday was King Jue, but she had no evidence.

Yes, without evidence, can anyone be convicted based on their guesses?

After confirming that Xiong Guiren couldn't ask anything else, Li Chun entered the palace with a confession.

He, in addition to reporting the progress, also went to ask for advice.

Because another one died under his nose, the emperor was even more angry.

He was not a fool, and after the accident, he suspected that he was the eldest son. Tracing is just a try, and not being able to easily find out the cause and effect is the consistent method of the eldest son. is ruthless, and it is the style of the eldest son. It was all in his expectation.

He knew that the real purpose of Li Chun's request was to ask him for an attitude: did he choose to cover up in order to save face? Or is it no longer patient?

Since yesterday's incident had been sealed by the emperor, Xiong Guiren's crime could only be for stealing the imperial gift. Although the deeds were bad, they were not enough to harm the family. Therefore, once the master of the Xiong family chooses to be arraigned, it means that the charges must be re-established, otherwise the process of disintegrating the eldest son's power has officially begun......

"Chun, what do you think of me? Speak up, and I'll hear it. ”

Li Chun knew that the emperor had already made up his mind, and he asked this only for psychological comfort.

"The calculating prince, the concubine, and the wife have made no secret of their contempt and trampling on the imperial power, and they have no scruples about killing people one after another in the palace, and these two items alone are already extremely serious.

How arrogant is it for the concubine to dare to overthrow the royal family and conspire to kill the royal heir and blame others? That one is even more suspected of murder in the suburbs of Beijing...... One by one, it was only through it that it was safely passed, which led to the current situation that has intensified. ”

Li Chun was afraid that the emperor would not remember clearly, so he listed all the recent "crimes" against Zhu Changjue. even directly defined the death of Mama She and her father-in-law as "killed", and even revealed his dissatisfaction with the emperor's soft methods...... He was so dissatisfied as a minister, but what about the others?

He didn't look up, he just said lightly, but he could feel his frustration from the direct gaze of the emperor staring at the top of his head.

"Yesterday, everyone was watching, although it was covered, but people's hearts were inevitably scattered. But the thunder is loud and the rain is small, if such a big thing is not over, in the long run, what is the prestige of the imperial power? In the long run, where will the human heart remain? ”

Li Chun slowly raised his head.

"Does the emperor remember the Su family?"

The emperor's face collapsed again, and he instantly understood what Li Chun meant.

Yesterday's events, from the overall dispatch to the escape of the murderer, have proved the mastermind's control in the harem, and the Su family, as a family that the emperor secretly wants to support, is now inconspicuous but is targeted by Zhu Changjue and wants to ask to marry, obviously he has eyes and ears in the previous dynasty and around the emperor.

Previously, Zhu Changjue just felt strange when he looked at the Emperor of the Su family, but it could not be ruled out that it was an accident, but now such a combination, Li Chun's reminder, made the emperor can't help but think about it, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back in an instant.

Does this mean that someone's strength has soaked the front harem and his side?

Li Chun took the emperor's expression in his eyes, knowing that he had been taken crooked by himself.

"Forgive the minister, the mastermind is slippery and has few loopholes, and there is a breakthrough today, if you don't seize the opportunity...... In the future, people will be easy to control, but it will not be easy to track down and dismantle their power. The minister talked a lot and asked the emperor for his guilt. ”

The emperor knew that Li Chun never interfered in the brawls between the princes, and today's somewhat dissatisfied and impulsive explanation probably couldn't stand it.

The emperor didn't like this feeling, but he was more afraid of the possibilities brought by Li Chun's words.

The eldest son's control was obviously too great, and not only would the new emperor's imperial power be endangered, but his own imperial power was already threatened. If it continues like this, I'm afraid there is a risk of getting out of control!

"You're right, what's the sin? I can't let others sleep on the side of my couch, just do it! For the imperial power, for the court, for the Great Zhou! ”

Li Chun received the order, did not give reasons and explanations, and did not cover it up, and directly took someone to Xiong's house to get someone to interrogate......

The Xiong family has long been in chaos like ants in a hot pot.

They heard that the emperor ordered yesterday not to allow Xiong to commit suicide, so they also expected that Xiong would not be able to survive Li Chun's forced confession. They could only save a little luck.

At dawn this morning, Mrs. Xiong took a group of female dependents and a few young masters to Baiyun Temple to worship Buddha and burn incense. At this time, all they can ask for is God and Buddha.

In addition, they also plan to live in Baiyun Temple for a while, if something really happens, Baiyun Temple may become their final retreat or shelter. The emperor would not enter the temple to arrest people, even if he took refuge in Buddhism, it could be regarded as another form of preservation......

Of course, this is just wishful thinking on the part of the Xiong family for self-preservation.

Two hours earlier, they had received a secret letter.

said above that the fate of the Xiong family's daughters and the little young master will all depend on whether the Xiong family's heads know each other or not.

The heads of the Xiong family were shocked and sent someone to investigate, and sure enough, Baiyun Temple did not receive the Xiong family today, and the name of the Xiong family was not included in the registration at the mountain gate.

During the search, in a dense forest on the outskirts of the city, they found several carriages of the Xiong family, but there was no one inside. And there were traces of struggle nearby.

Sure enough, they were all kidnapped.

Old lady Xiong still doesn't understand anything.

It was the Lord's command to shut them up.

Otherwise, it will be cut off.

All the heads of the Xiong family accepted their fate and sat in the front hall together. They didn't dare to offend the people behind the scenes, but they couldn't disobey the saints, so they could only sit and wait for news from the palace......

However, all of a sudden, they lost their strength.

Then a servant pushed the door in with a few strong men.

The heads of the Xiong family watched as the gang hung eight ropes on the beam, and then they were put into the ropes one by one by those strong men......

Several members of the Xiong family were terrified.

called for help, but no one came to the rescue? How did these strangers enter the mansion so grandiosely? So either there is a mole, or the whole house is controlled.

So, they've been silenced, right?

Then come to think of it, the kidnapped women and children and grandchildren are also more auspicious.

Several members of the Xiong family looked at each other, their eyes filled with hatred, Zhu Changjue, too ruthless!

"We are also acting on orders, and the secret guards are harsh in extorting confessions, and the master has no choice but to be ruthless for the sake of your suffering. Rest assured, the master of the female dependents will also give them a good time, and they will not be made to suffer. It's good all the way. You wait on the Huangquan Road, maybe you can meet! ”

It was one of the strong men who spoke.

The Xiong family is familiar with him, this person has helped the Xiong family solve a lot of troubles, and he is Zhu Changjue's person.

Breathing is getting harder, consciousness is gradually dissipating, regret, really regret! If you knew this was the case, why bother......

Unfortunately, it seems too late......

No, it's not too late.

The Xiong family suddenly felt the beauty of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe.

With a thud, the door of the hall collapsed.

More than a dozen black-clothed men fell from the sky, drew their swords and attacked the strong man in the hall.

Compared with death, the strong men seemed to be more afraid that they would not be able to complete the task, and they also drew their swords one after another, but they turned around and attacked several heads of the Xiong family who were already hanging in the air...... Obviously, he wanted to kill the man in black before he rescued him.

The people in black understood it, and they also struck out, pushing knives and spinning around, rushing towards the ropes in the air.

The ropes were broken, and the heads of the house fell down, avoiding the knives cut by the strong men, only one of them could not dodge and was slashed by a knife.

The rest of the heads of the family fell to the ground, gasping for air.

Then, having escaped death, they watched the strong men who had just been invincible fall in a few breaths, and it was only a matter of time before they were all controlled.

Seeing that they were invincible, the strong men were about to kill themselves with a wave of the knife in their hands, but the men in black had obviously taken precautions and had already attacked one step earlier, and the direction of the attack was their knives and arms.

After a few more breaths, all the strong men were beaten to the ground, and their mouths were blocked to prevent suicide.

The Xiong family waited to look outside, and then they saw that outside the house, there were many black-clothed people at some point, who were tying up some strangers of unknown origin and throwing them into the hall.

Then, the door opened, and Li Chun brought people in.

He took a bag and threw it in front of the old lady of the Xiong family.

Open the baggage, and inside is a large bag of ornaments.

The old lady knew a few of them, there was a jasper bracelet that he gave to his wife, and two jade pendants, which were commonly worn by the two great-grandchildren, and the rest were also familiar.

"They're all right. My men have saved them. Li Chun threw a note to the old lady.

The old lady recognized the words on it, which were written by his wife, and there were only two words: peace.

"Right now, it's the last chance for the Xiong family. Confess and be lenient, even if you are sent down, you will not be cut off. If you can play your full role, or I will do my best to save the lives of all the people in your Xiong family, and if you make meritorious contributions, you can even save the glory and wealth. But I guess there's no way back for you. ”

"Okay, I'd like to go with you. General Li Renjie, I can be trusted, and I will not be fooled. ”

"Naturally!"

Well, in fact, everything is under control......

Li Chun has been with the emperor for more than ten years, and who else in the world can understand the emperor's thoughts better than him? So, before the emperor nodded his head, he had already begun to lay the net.

Not long after the prince and his wife left the General's Mansion last night, Li Chun went out.

Of course, he knew that someone was staring at the General's Mansion.

If Xiong Guiren hadn't been taken away by his people for the first time yesterday, he would have been killed a long time ago. And he went out in the middle of the night, obviously to interrogate Xiong in person.

Zhu Changjue is bound to be nervous, and he will definitely follow, even if he can't extinguish the Xiong clan, he can find out something.

But how many people in the world can keep up with him?

Zhu Changjue's people lost people, so they could only return in vain, and finally guarded the palace gate and the palace.

Li Chun's whereabouts were mysterious, Zhu Changjue was nervous, and decided to detain the Xiong family's daughters and several children and grandchildren to control the Xiong family's mouth.

It's just that what he doesn't know is that the praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches are behind, and the Xiong family has long been controlled by the secret guards. It's just that the secret guards are inconspicuous and always hide in the shadows. Even when dozens of members of the Xiong family were kidnapped, the secret guards did not dispatch, but continued to follow.

Because they know that in order to control the master of the Xiong family to the greatest extent, Zhu Changjue's lives of this group of female dependents are temporarily unhindered......

Xiong's family was tied up at a farmstead.

So, relying on this action, the secret guards successfully touched this foothold.

Li Chun's people used the highest efficiency, and after some investigation, the owner of the farm was found out, and this place belonged to the father-in-law of the second cousin of Yang Mou, the steward of the Jue Palace.

Although the relationship is a little farther away, it is also a real family in the end, which can be regarded as a piece of evidence.

In the middle of the stalking, two hours after the kidnapping was carried out, a low-key carriage came to the farm, and Li Chun's people expected that a fish would enter the net, and they would shoot immediately.

The other party arranged dozens of people in the farm, and the two sides fought fiercely......

The person who came was a staff member of the Jue Wangfu who was on the roster. Seeing that the situation was not good, the other party failed to escape several times.

In order to avoid the emperor's suspicion, Li Chun used not entirely his own people this time, but also half of the emperor's personal guards, so it is certain that this person will be stolen.

Due to the large number of people in the dark cloth and the rapid action, the farm handled it very cleanly, so that Zhu Changjue did not receive the news of the failure of the operation at the first time.

Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that Li Chun's whereabouts have greatly attracted Zhu Changjue's attention.

In order to lure the snake out of the hole, Li Chun deliberately revealed a little bit of news about Xiong Guiren's confession, and he ordered troops to go to Xiong's house to get people in the eyes of many people, so Zhu Changjue really couldn't sit still.

In this world, few people can survive under real forced confessions.

The best way is to seal it.

The best option is to die without proof.

The best way is to make the heads of the Xiong family commit suicide in fear of sin.

So Zhu Changjue made a move.

He thought that he had a secret stake in the Xiong family, and he was nine out of ten, but he didn't know that Li Chun's deliberate release of the news was his self-throwing net.

If he didn't take this action, Li Chun would have to work hard to pry open the Xiong family's mouth. But right now, even for the safety of the Xiong family and the future of the Xiong family's business, the Xiong family can't wait to take the initiative to take refuge in Li Chunde's security......

In this way, not only did he get the most complete confession and the strongest determination to retaliate from the Xiong family, but he was also able to catch a group of minions who came to the Xiong family to make trouble, which also had another breakthrough......

Xiong Guiren's matter is not easy to pursue, but the "kidnapping" case of the house slave of King Jue's Mansion just gave an opportunity for in-depth investigation.

Li Chun took down all the people in the farm in one go, and even took people to Jue Wang's Mansion to detain the suspected "troublemaker" steward.

And the Xiong family has been transformed into a bitter master.

The old lady of the Xiong family took a group of Xiong family members to Shuntian Mansion to beat drums, and nearly 100 people, including all the slaves, knelt in front of the official mansion and demanded that the evil slaves of the Jue Wangfu be severely punished, so as to open up the encirclement and interception of the Jue Wangfu by all forces......

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