With a "squeak", the most secret secret door was opened, and then it was closed in an instant.

Li Xuan and Zhao Gong came out of it and stood in the long corridor, their faces solemn.

"These things need to be sent to the palace quickly, and we can't keep them in our hands." Zhao Gong looked up at Li Xuan, his expression extremely nervous.

Li Xuan nodded solemnly and said, "Send it now, don't delay, otherwise someone will worry that we have the backup in our hands." ”

The contents of that secret door are truly terrifying to see.

Zhao Gong sighed lightly and said: "Da Lang, be careful in the future, don't drink too much, once you lose your words after drinking, you will immediately become a handle in the hands of others." ”

Li Xuan nodded seriously and said, "When they come to this kind of place, they should have thought that their words and deeds may be secretly remembered. It's a pity that they are all deceived by the seemingly soundproof environment inside, and they don't know that the one who eavesdrops on them is not outside the wall, but inside the wall. ”

Li Xuan rarely goes out to eat, and he basically doesn't go to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion.

is because he knows that in that kind of environment, his control is extremely low, and people with a heart can easily do it.

So even if it's drinking, it's his people who check it out first, or even simply the place where he prepares.

But some people have never suffered this kind of loss.

Especially Qinxiangyuan, the main thing is silent sound insulation, which is already unscrupulous, and after drinking, he dares to say anything.

Discussing the government in vain, divulging secrets, slandering the holy queen, spying on the throne, all kinds of unthinkable words can be said after drinking.

However, if these drunken words are sorted out and recorded on paper, so that people can see them, they will not think that what they say is drunk, but only that they are drunk mantras.

No one can tell on paper how drunk you are, even if you forgot about it afterwards, but it doesn't matter, because the crime is already convicted.

Li Xuan didn't even dare to keep these things, if he used these things to blackmail others, he would backfire if he didn't pay attention to them.

It is better to send them to the palace immediately and let the emperor and empress dispose of them, the longer these things remain in their hands, the more troublesome they will be.

The suspicion of the emperor and queen is the most fatal, as for the resentment of the family, heh, they can save their lives first.

"Originally, I wanted to let them go, but now it seems that it is impossible not to raid the house." Li Xuan sighed lightly.

Zhao Gong was just about to speak, when a rush of footsteps came from behind him.

A Qianniu Wei came quickly and said to Li Xuan: "Lord Wang, Dali Siqing has arrived." ”

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Zhao Gong in disbelief.

Zhao Gong also couldn't believe that it was directly Duan Baoxuan, the Qing of Dali Temple.

Before, when he left the palace, two teams of internal officials came out of Daming Palace, respectively in front of Dali Temple and Yushitai, but he really didn't expect that the queen would directly summon Duan Baoxuan, the secretary of Dali Temple, and let him deal with the matter personally.

"Let's go, it can be seen that the queen of heaven attaches importance to this case, it seems that those people are really hopeless." Zhao Gong shook his head, still not recovering from the shock.

In fact, it wasn't just him, Li Xuan also couldn't believe that Duan Baoxuan, the secretary of Dali Temple, came here in person after leaving the palace, and so quickly.

"Then the Yushitai side should be the Yushi Zhongcheng himself, and it seems that the Queen of Heaven is going to kill them all." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head, after all, he still underestimated the pattern and courage of the martial queen.

Zhao Gong sighed and said: "These people in the court, they have always not done things but occupied pits, and they don't know how much credit they have stolen from others on weekdays, and more importantly, they are secretly connected together, and they have done I don't know how many tricks and feet they have done in the preparation for the Western Front, and the Queen of Heaven and Your Majesty are planning to kick these people out of the court in one fell swoop." ”

"My nephew originally thought that all this would happen after the war, but will it be too early now, in case there will be turmoil in the family behind." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head, he originally thought that even if he caught these people now, the emperor and the Empress Wu would make a deal with the family behind these people, and then use more stable means to deal with this matter, but now that Duan Baoxuan came in person, the decisive attitude of the Queen of Heaven can be imagined.

"Now you can deal with it, I have to send those things to the palace immediately, and in this situation, those things can play a more effective role." Zhao Gong glanced at Li Xuan, turned around and walked towards the secret room again.

Li Xuan took a light breath, looked at Qian Niuwei in front of him and said, "Tell the brothers, hurry up your hands and feet, time is running out." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

……

"The sage decreed: order the king of Nanchang to enter the palace immediately, explain all relevant matters, and hand over the affairs of Qinxiangyuan to Dali Temple."

"Minister Li Xuan obeys the order."

In the bright lobby, Li Xuan bowed solemnly.

Under the guards of the thousands of cows around, Duan Baoxuan stepped forward, helped Li Xuan, and sighed softly: "The virtuous nephew has done a good thing this time, Dali Temple doesn't want to be idle for a while." ”

Li Xuan smiled slightly bitterly and arched his hand: "The little nephew never thought that he would cause such a big storm. ”

From the arrest of Zhou Zhi and the White Eagle trading intelligence, to the search of Qinxiangyuan, it was only half a night in total, but more and more people were implicated.

"This is just the beginning." Duan Baoxuan sighed lightly and said: "Here today, those who have been here before, and those who have not arrived today, the Queen of Heaven has decreed, but everything that can be checked must be checked." ”

Li Xuan's face suddenly became extremely solemn, and he arched his hand at Duan Baoxuan and said, "Uncle Shi, be careful." ”

The pressure that Li Xuan was carrying before, this moment, was all carried by Duan Baoxuan.

The family is never simple.

It is said that the emperor has the four seas, and the whole world is not the king's minister; The coast of the four seas is not the royal land, but it is a fact that the family and the royal family share the world.

Just by looking at the fields owned by the family, you know that they are the real landlords in the world.

Some of these people have money and wealth, and if they really want to take revenge, they will never be provoked.

"It doesn't matter." Duan Baoxuan said lightly: "It's nothing more than killing people, kill more, and it'll be fine." ”

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, this is how things are in the world.

If you are just scared, then once you are seen through, there will be countless people who will trample on it unscrupulously, but if you really kill people and kill rivers of blood, then there will be very few people who dare to retaliate.

There are not even many people who are secretly conspiring and calculating.

"Uncle Shi knows it in his heart, and the little nephew is relieved." Li Xuan glanced back at the people present, and then said in a low voice: "When Dali Temple is asking, please pay attention to whether anyone has ever seen a person in Tsing Yi who always wears a square mask, it would be better if there was an accurate time." ”

Duan Baoxuan's brows jumped suddenly, and then he nodded heavily.

"Then the little nephew will go to the palace first!" Li Xuan gave up his hand and left.

Seeing Li Xuan leave Qinxiang Garden and ride towards the palace, Duan Baoxuan said coldly: "Order, let Di Renjie come over immediately." ”

"Whoa!"

……

With a "snap", a black piece landed on the full chessboard, and more than a dozen chess pieces were immediately eaten to death.

Li Zhi put out the surrounding chess pieces one by one, and then put them into the chess box on the side.

The light around is extremely soft, not dazzling at all, and the bright candles are covered with a high green veil, which inexplicably makes people feel cool.

Empress Wu, who was sitting opposite Li Zhi, looked at the situation on the chessboard and sighed softly: "Your Majesty, the concubines always feel that it is too early to stop this time, and they have gained little. ”

This time, it seems that a lot of people have been arrested and a lot of money has been gained, but it is not enough after all.

If you can implicate the family behind these people fiercely, then the harvest will be great.

"Those people have been secretly calculating for many years, and even supported the son of Prince Yin, but in the end, they were only kicked out of the court in exchange for some inconsequential chess pieces, and the concubines were really unwilling." Empress Wu's hand in the chess box was tightly gripped, and the white chess pieces fell from her hand with a crisp sound.

Li Zhi didn't look up, still calmly looking at the chessboard in front of him.

"But there is no way, the spring drought has spread to more than a dozen states in Hebei Province, if you don't do it now, then when it comes to the autumn harvest, once it becomes a disaster, the imperial court will not have any anticipation of disaster relief." Empress Wu sighed lightly, the matter of spring drought in Hebei Province was reported half a month ago.

The DPRK and China have already sent people to Hebei Province in a hurry, and a simple return has been transmitted to the center, and the summer drought in Hebei Province is a foregone conclusion.

The drought is not good, the imperial court tax can not be completed, not to mention, the imperial court has to turn upside down to save the people, but because of the preparation for the war with Tibet, so that the imperial court can not prepare much money and food, once the drought comes, the imperial court will have nothing to do.

Empress Wu even once thought of transferring Li Xuan to Hebei Province to control the river and regulate the weather, but the people of the Capital Water Division reported that the summer drought was irreversible, and even if they wanted to send people to disaster relief, they also needed to send a senior official who could integrate dozens of states in Hebei Province.

The king of Nanchang is far from qualified, and in the court, there is really one such figure, that is, Huang Rensu, the former water envoy of the capital and the current Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

As for the king of Nanchang, what he did was equally important......

"When the war is about to start, there is something wrong with raising a big prison, and it is enough to warn them to cut some meat." Li Zhi raised his head slightly, looked at Empress Wu and said: "Support the son of Prince Yin, collude with Tibet, they have done this kind of thing, and in the future, they will not stop."

If you want to strangle them completely, there is still a chance. ”

"The concubine understands." Empress Wu breathed a sigh of relief, but then, she said: "The concubine really never thought that that person would dare to hide in Qinxiangyuan, if it weren't for Nanchang Wang Shunteng touching melons this time, I'm afraid I really wouldn't be able to find him." ”

"It's none of your business, you have too many things on your hands, and there will always be loopholes that will be exploited." Li Zhi didn't care much about the fact that the people in Tsing Yi were hiding in Qinxiangyuan.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness!" Empress Wu picked up a short note from the side and handed it to Li Zhi, who glanced at the dense small characters on it, and suddenly lost interest.

Empress Wu immediately opened her mouth and said, "Just reported, although the king of Nanchang did not catch anyone, he had already made a mark on his body. ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Since the person has been marked by the twenty-seventh lang, it can only mean that the person is dead." ”

"It's hard to say, the king of Nanchang also wants to explore the depth behind this." Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi with a hint of worry.

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Just let him toss, with him biting in the back, those old guys will have to be well-behaved." ”

"I hope that in this war, they won't make any moths behind their backs."

"If you check the various ordnance and grain depots on the Western Front, we must not have problems in this regard." Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Empress Wu with a solemn face.

Empress Wu nodded slightly, and then said, "It is indeed time for a strict investigation." ”

"And that thing." Li Zhi put the sunspot in his hand into the chess box, waved his hand, and said: "Now, Bai Ying and Zhou Zhi are dead and captured, and the upper and lower lines are broken. ”

Looking at the deep subtlety in Li Zhi's eyes, Empress Wu nodded lightly: "Your Majesty, what you said is reasonable." ”

At this time, a slight sound of footsteps sounded in the center of the main hall, and after Wu turned his head sideways, an attendant bowed and said: "Qi Qi Saint, Queen of Heaven, King Nanchang asks to see." ”

(End of chapter)