Chapter 40: The Secrets of the Imperial Study

At night, Xu Jianping and Li Taishou returned to the Li Mansion and came to the back hall, but they saw a noble son in white, sitting on the Taishi chair, and seemed to have been waiting for him.

"Brother Xu, what do you think about, if you join the embroidered imperial history, then this robe and token are yours......" After saying that, he pointed to the embroidered robe and token on the table, and looked at it, and there was a big black character on it.

Xu Jianping looked at the person in front of him, and the other party also looked at him.

Xu Jianping knew that this person would come, he didn't expect to come so quickly, after saying this, the man in white did not rush to let him answer, but quietly lifted the lid on the teacup, left a corner of the teacup, and gently blew it a few times, although the tea was not hot, but it was still like a habitual action, the boy in white naturally did such an action, dignified and elegant, in the eyes of others, as if he was a weak scholar.

Xu Jianping pondered for a while, and after hesitating for a while, he said, "I want to see if I will make a decision tomorrow morning." ”

The boy in white obviously guessed the root cause, Xu Jianping wanted to see how the imperial court treated this case, and how His Majesty treated the king of Huainan, he believed that people such as General Huo could see the person behind the case, not the grass people, a small shopkeeper in the Qinglou. It was because he wanted to wait and see the resolution of the imperial court.

"The assassination on the bank of the Weishui River that day was not well thought out, and I ask for forgiveness" Bai Qiuxue obviously didn't expect that someone would assassinate a Sanpin official outside the suburbs of Beijing, but from the news obtained later, it was obvious that Xu Jianping had practiced martial arts.

"It's all right, it's not your fault." Xu Jianping couldn't help but think of Yan Xingyun who died that day.

In just a few days, outsiders may not know that they have never entered the fourth-grade martial arts, but Bai Qiuxue is very surprised, you must know that in today's world, no one has ever practiced martial arts so fast, which is also the reason why Bai Qiuxue came so fast.

Xuanzi token, is one of the four major tokens of the world and the yellow in the embroidered clothes imperial history, known as one day four places and eight Xuanling, the Xuanzi tokens have always been promoted from the yellow character imperial history, today Bai Qiuxue carries the Xuanzi token, obviously also full of sincerity.

Bai Qiuxue thought of the conversation with Jiang Feng this morning, and was a little hesitant in her heart, whether to inform him of the outcome of this case now? It's better to wait for him to know tomorrow morning, and he is not in a hurry at this time, "It's so good, then this thing will stay here, and tomorrow a certain person will come." After speaking, Bai Qiuxue said goodbye to Li Taishou and retired.

Xu Jianping looked at the robes and tokens on the table, looked at the neat stacks of embroidered robes, and sighed in his heart, obviously he also knew the result of tomorrow's morning, just because Bai Qiuxue left things, which means that he is sure that he will definitely accept his invitation and join the embroidered imperial history.

Xu Jianping glanced at Li Taishou, the corners of his mouth opened, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke, "Lord Li, will tomorrow morning have nothing to do with the case?" ”

Li Jingrui took a sip of tea, his expression was a little gloomy, and he said calmly: "The focus of tomorrow must be the competition for the position of Shangshu, the Jingzhou murder case has been solved, Your Majesty will not deal with the King of Huainan for no reason, after all, it is Your Majesty's uncle, and he has immortal achievements in the Han Dynasty." ”

Although Xu Jianping has been prepared in his heart, he still has a little displeasure in his heart when he guesses and gets a clear reply, in the past ten years, I don't know how many innocent people in Jingzhou City have died for this family, and in the past ten years, I don't know how many salt and iron have been mined, transported and traded privately, and the silver obtained has entered the private treasury of the King of Huainan.

The next day, in the imperial court, the Confucianism headed by General Huo and the Taoism headed by Zhang Heng competed against each other, and the two sides did not give in to each other on the position of the household secretary, Li Jingrui himself was a three-grade official, and belonged to the Li family, coupled with the further stability of Confucianism now, it was the saint who also favored Li Jingrui to serve as the head of the household secretary, but the day before yesterday he refused the proposal of the national teacher Zhang Heng to build a Taoist hall. The Jingzhou City serial murder case was only mentioned by Li Jingrui Taishou when he submitted the case at the court meeting, but he did not mention the mystery inside, and there were several people in the court who knew the details of the case, including General Huo Da, the national teacher Zhang Heng, the criminal department Shangshu, Dali Siqing and others all knew that there was still a secret in the case, but no one mentioned the case again.

After the court meeting, in the imperial study, a man dressed in a purple embroidered robe, wearing a crown of pigs, and a goose-winged knife on his waist, slowly walked in and bowed slowly to the person in front of him.

"Aiqing, there is no one here, you don't have to do these false gifts" This person is the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, Li Biao.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong, how dare you abolish your humble duties without permission, and your humble duties are afraid." The man bowed and said.

Although His Majesty Li Biao is over forty years old, due to his long-term indulgence in wine, excessive consumption of his own essence and origin, coupled with the pursuit of Xuanhuang in the past few years, and the daily alchemy and medicine, the body has long been decayed, and he has no longer the courage of his prime.

"Okay, let's be flat, I call you, I have something to ask you," the Son of Heaven said lightly.

The man who knelt on the ground stood up and arched his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

This person is directly referring to the imperial history of embroidered clothes, the imperial history of Tianzi, Jiang Feng. I saw that this person's face was white, only some short stubble, but his expression was resolute, and a heroic spirit naturally escaped from the bottom up, and his inexplicable temperament could make people involuntarily trust this person.

The Son of Heaven stroked his beard and asked, "What does Aiqing think of the Jingzhou case?" ”

Jiang Feng pondered for a while, "Your Majesty, this case has been closed, and I don't dare to discuss it again. ”

The Son of Heaven's face was displeased, and his expression was a little angry, "Let you say, you will say, I will not blame you!" ”

Jiang Feng hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty Shengming, this case may only be half over, according to the subordinates, there is still a hidden story behind this case, this case is a Gu poison murder case on the surface, but in fact, it is actually a murder and extinguishment inside, one of which is the inn murder and kidnapping case, and the other is the salt and iron mining and smuggling case" Speaking of this, Jiang Feng did not say any more, but secretly raised his head and glanced at Li Biao Shengshang in front of him.

The Son of Heaven flipped through the facts of the case in front of him, obviously he also knew the hidden situation behind the case, so he did not have any emotional fluctuations, and said calmly: "Aiqing, since you can see the abnormality, then General Huo and the rest of the people can see why no one mentioned the matter of salt and iron in the early court today. ”

Jiang Feng lowered his head, his mind kept turning, and he could only reply: "This is a matter of the court, and I dare not discuss it in a humble position." ”

"You! They have their concerns, thinking that the King of Huainan is my uncle after all, and he has made a contribution to suppressing the rebellion in the Southern Regions back then, and the Queen Mother's birthday is approaching, and he has always doted on his uncle, so this case is very difficult to handle! "The Son of Heaven also has the difficulties of the Son of Heaven, and there is no conclusive evidence in this case, even if the Holy Father has the intention to punish him, he will not be able to do so.

Jiang Feng didn't dare to answer, this is a family affair of the saint, although in terms of the saint, family affairs are state affairs, but if you want to live longer, it is better to say less.

The Son of Heaven closed the case, threw it aside, and then asked, "What do you think of the new poet immortal of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Jiang Feng saw that the topic had turned elsewhere, and his hanging heart finally let go, and replied: "This son is brilliantly written, although it is a great blessing in the Han literary world, but the humble position attaches more importance to his ability to solve cases. ”

"Oh, I didn't think you were interested in it." The Son of Heaven smiled, and then said: "After the court this morning, Liu Yishan, the secretary of Dali Temple, also expressed his intention to me and wanted to recruit him into Dali Temple. ”

"Your Majesty, Dali Temple's recruitment of him must still be a servant, with his ability, it is inevitable that it will be overkill" After speaking, Jiang Feng told him about the leisure he got from Bai Qiuxue's mouth one by one, including the romance of Concubine Xiaoxiang and her martial arts.

"In less than a month, he has such a ability, and the superintendent Tiansi is engaged in these messy intrigues all day long, and it has been in vain that Zhang Lao Dao has worked hard to promote ghosts and gods for his own selfish interests." The Son of Heaven heard some unknown secrets about the Jingzhou case, and secretly was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Prison Heavenly Division.

The Son of Heaven glanced at Jiang Feng, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Which is higher or lower than Zhang Heng's current skills?" ”

Jiang Feng raised his head and smiled slightly: "When the national teacher was eating and drinking with the lowly position a few days ago, he used chopsticks as a sword and tried it, within a hundred moves, regardless of the winner or loser, but the lowly duty knows that once he moves the real style, the lowly position will undoubtedly lose, if he fights for his life, he is afraid that within thirty moves, he will definitely be cut under the sword." After speaking, I couldn't help but think of the male and female slashing sword known as the world's first sword.

The Son of Heaven pondered for a while, and said lightly: "In this way, only General Huo can suppress him in the imperial court, that's it, the position of the head of the household department, or Li Jingrui to sit, retreat, I want to be quiet." ”

Jiang Feng knelt down and saluted, his hands arched in front of him, "Retire!" ”

After he left, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty took out a document from the bookcase, which clearly recorded the mines mined in the Southern Regions in the past ten years, the smuggling routes, and the silver taels obtained, the amount of which was shocking!

Pen place: Huainan Wang, Li Chungang......

After that, the saint took out a copy from a stack of folds, moved to the stove, and threw it into it, and the folds burned when they met the fire, burning from the four corners to the center, until they burned out, and a puff of green smoke turned into nothingness......

I saw the words "Li Guyuan", looming......