"Father!" Li Xian took the lead in standing up, and solemnly arched his hand and said: "All the affairs of the East Palace are borne by the sons, please ask my father to surrender." ”

"I didn't even know what was happening, so I was in a hurry to ask for guilt, you prince ......" Li Zhi glanced at Li Xian with some disappointment, and looked at Zhang Da'an: "Zhang Qing." ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Da'an then stood up and solemnly said: "Although the East Palace is involved in this case, it was only detected in advance, and it is not the culprit, and I ask Your Majesty to investigate it in detail." ”

Li Zhi glanced at Zhang Da'an deeply, waved his hand and said, "Speak!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Daxin breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly said: "The cause of this matter is because someone suggested to His Royal Highness the Prince, whether it is possible to find an opportunity to let the ministers go further, and the three products under the Zhongshu Sect, His Royal Highness summoned the ministers to discuss, and the ministers offered the three strategies of the upper, middle and lower. ”

"What are the three strategies, you can talk about them." Li Zhi sat calmly on the couch, and even a sneer appeared on his face.

The ministers, who had a glimpse of this scene, quickly lowered their heads deeply, and couldn't help but shudder all over their bodies.

The appointment of the prime minister is the emperor's greatest power in the Tang Empire, and no one else can be involved.

This right, even if it is the Empress Wu, can only be careful and secretly arranged, but now Zhang Da'an frankly said that he helped the prince plan for the position of prime minister, which is almost no different from looking for death.

"The best policy." Zhang Daan arched his hand and said seriously: "Promote the great policy of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, prompt a certain prime minister or several prime ministers to go out to inspect, and the DPRK is vacant, and His Royal Highness recommends the ministers to be the same as the three products of the Zhongshu Sect." ”

Li Zhi was slightly stunned, his expression was surprised, he subconsciously nodded and said: "Zhang Qing's plan is magnificent, if this is the case, I will consider it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Da'an looked solemn, and then said: "As for the central policy, the ministers of the court and the central government are too old, and even tired of sick people, and even have taken the initiative to retreat, so the minister suggested that His Highness find someone to talk to, or he can make a promise to let him take the initiative to retreat." ”

"Who are you thinking?" Li Zhi asked directly.

Zhang Da'an arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, all the ministers and ministers of the DPRK and China have considered it, but none of them have made a move. ”

"Slippery head." Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "Go on." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Da'an's expression was deeply bowed again, and he said with a solemn face: "The next strategy is to find a certain prime minister who is not in good health and let him get sick......

"That's what High Treasure did last year." Li Zhi's expression turned cold again.

"Yes." Zhang Da'an arched his hand and said: "But in this policy, the minister just opened his mouth, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Zhan Shi had already interrupted the minister with stern words. ”

"Huangfu Aiqing." Li Zhi set his eyes on Huangfu Justice.

Huangfu Gongyi immediately stepped forward and arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, this is indeed the case, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has chosen the best policy, and the northwest is preliminary, and the prime minister needs to be sent to inspect ......"

Huangfu Gongyi turned around and glanced at Li Xuan, and then arched his hand and said: "In addition to the Tubo incident, there is also the Tuyuhun incident, Tuyuhun only cares about himself in this year's war, and stays out of the matter."

The details of the processing still need to be surveyed by the DPRK and China, and by the way, there is also the Western Turkic war, and the progress of the war also needs to be surveyed. ”

Li Xuan nodded calmly, and even a gentle smile appeared on his face, then turned to look at the emperor and bowed seriously.

The moment he bowed, Li Xuan's eyes brought a trace of coldness.

Li Zhi didn't pay attention to Li Xuan, he just looked at Li Xian and asked softly, "If that's the case, why did you go to someone to make a false letter?" Jiro? ”

"Your Majesty, that was done by the minister." Zhang Da'an arched his hand and said: "Before the minister's suggestion, he had already checked all the available craftsmen in Beijing, and later heard that the king of Nanchang had found the minister's letter, and the minister knew that it was fake at the first time, so he immediately sent someone to the bookstore...... Soon, the king of Nanchang also brought people to arrive. ”

Donggong didn't actually have much fault in this matter, they just had a plan in advance, but they didn't adopt it.

Li Zhi looked at Yuan Wanqing expressionlessly, and asked directly: "Yuan Qing, when did the secret guard know about the plan of the East Palace, I want the exact time." ”

Li Zhi said a word, and the ministers present looked at Yuan Wanqing at the same time, but their eyes gently swept over Li Xian and Zhang Da'an.

Acting is not strict, and doing things is not secret.

The same evaluation fell on the prince and Zhang Da'an, but at this moment, Li Xian and Zhang Da'an looked at Yuan Wanqing with a solemn face.

Li Xuan's eyes swept over, and a trace of doubt couldn't help flashing in his heart at this time.

The East Palace has been aware of this matter for a long time, but they still haven't handled their own involvement.

And now it's so straightforward......

Li Xian is setting up Yuan Wanqing?

……

Yuan Wanqing stood in the hall, looked at the emperor, and said seriously: "Back to Your Majesty, the secret guards only began to pay attention to it when they noticed that the East Palace was secretly investigating all the pasting craftsmen in Chang'an...... The guards were just watching, not moving. ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly, the secret guards could not move in the East Palace, but when they left the East Palace, they were all under the surveillance of the secret guards.

"So the Gao family, do you know?" Li Zhi asked very slowly, but every word fell on Yuan Wanqing's heart, which was very heavy.

Yuan Wanqing arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows about the marriage contract between the Gao family and the Zhang family, and also knows that Gao Wei will secretly meet the maid of the Zhang Mansion, but he never knows that Gao Wei will attack Zhang Xiang, and the minister never thought that he would be so bold. ”

The eyes of the ministers in the hall were faint, and their expressions were inexplicably relaxed.

Yuan Wanqing's words actually show a very clear boundary.

The secret guards are indeed ordered to supervise, but they generally supervise outside matters, and do not involve the inner court at all.

They don't snoop too much into the privacy of their mansions.

It is precisely because of this that they will be negligent in Zhang Wenjun's affairs.

Li Zhi's expression was calm, and he continued to speak: "Since you have been eyeing that bookstore for a long time, who entered that bookstore and then killed someone, should the secret guards always have clues?" ”

If you can't punish a doctor, you can't give a courtesy.

The secret guards are not so strict in supervising the officials of the DPRK and China, but they should keep an eye on the tentacles outside the mansions.

In that bookstore, the East Palace only found him, but there was no follow-up, but the secret guards should have sent someone to stare at him.

In that case, then who exactly killed someone, the secret guards should at least know.

After a slight hesitation, Yuan Wanqing subconsciously glanced at Li Xuan, who had lowered his head, and suddenly, the appearance of the emperor's roar before came into his mind.

Immediately, Yuan Wanqing did not hesitate to give his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, the secret guard did see the murderer, but that person ......"

Yuan Wanqing turned sideways, looked at Wu Chenghe, and said apologetically: "That person finally entered the Zhou State Mansion. ”

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold, and everyone lowered their heads in a heavy voice.

Despite this, everyone wanted to see the look of the Empress Wu behind the emperor and behind the bead curtain.

But at this moment, there was no sound from the Empress Wu.

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Wu Chenghei, and asked indifferently, "Chenghei, what do you say about this?" ”

Wu Chengsi couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers and other families have indeed collected some strange people from the rivers and lakes, but the ministers have never let them do this kind of thing...... The minister didn't know anything about this from beginning to end. ”

Li Zhi looked at Wu Chenghe, the ministers in the palace also looked at Wu Chengsi, and even Li Xuan looked at Wu Chenghe.

Because in this matter, Wu Chengsi has too many motives.

Of course, he has been a secretary and supervisor for many years, and it is also the time when Jing Ji is extremely vivid.

If the prince has an accident, Zhang Da'an has an accident, and even Liu Xianli has an accident, a large number of official positions will inevitably be vacated in the middle, so that he can take a big step forward.

is not the prime minister of the political affairs hall, and at least the position of the six books.

Li Zhi turned around, looked at Li Xuan, and asked, "King Nanchang, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zhou Guogong may be guilty, but in the end, it still needs to be investigated, but in the minister's opinion, Zhou Guogong's Mansion should be cleaned immediately." Li Xuan bowed calmly.

Li Xuan took half a step back.

Although Empress Wu did not speak, Li Xuan still took the initiative to take half a step back.

But is he really going backwards?

It's just a matter of retreating.

If you can't nail Wu Chenghei at once, then you will first tear a hole in the Zhou State Mansion.

Wu Chengsi is not a good person, he has too many things in his house that cannot be known to outsiders, and he can just lift these things out.

Half a step back in order to better crucify him.

When the ministers in the hall heard Li Xuan retreat, a trace of disappointment couldn't help but flash in their eyes.

But while Wu Chengsi breathed a sigh of relief, he also became nervous in his heart, if the secret guard really checked him......

"The heir is not very bold, and I don't want to believe that he would act so wantonly." Li Zhi opened his mouth, his gaze swept over Wu Chengsi, and Wu Chengsi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zhi's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of disgust, and then he spoke: "Donggong came up with a plan, and then it was stolen by others; The secret guard was secretly staring, but was discovered and used, and the heir didn't know anything, but was regarded as the knife that harmed people, so who is this person who is secretly staring at the East Palace, the secret guard, and the Zhou Guogong Mansion at the same time? ”

Li Xuan stood at the bottom, and many people's figures suddenly flashed in his mind, Li Jingye, on Qinling, Ming Chongyan, Yuan Wanqing...... And, of course, Wu Chengsi himself.

But now if you want to completely find the mastermind behind the scenes, or even crucify him completely, you still need actual evidence.

Li Zhi's eyes flashed, and he said, "Since that's the case, it's a check...... The East Palace, the secret guards, and the Zhou Guogong Mansion were all thoroughly investigated. ”

The ministers were immediately stunned, they didn't expect that the emperor would make such a big move.

Wu Chenghe's mansion is fine, but the East Palace, and the secret guards, which is not the most untouchable place in the imperial court, but now the emperor wants to investigate.

In the depths of Li Xuan's stunned eyes, a trace of surprise flashed.

Yes, the emperor is indeed going to investigate, because the case has been investigated so far, and it is impossible to go on any further.

Li Xuan traced three clues from the bookstore, the East Palace, the secret guard and the Zhou Guogong Mansion.

Although Wu Chengsi is easy to provoke, he is the only close relative of Empress Wu in the court.

If Li Xuan wants to attack him strongly, it will inevitably anger Empress Wu, Li Xuan doesn't want to confront Empress Wu now, so it is best for someone else to replace Li Xuan to investigate Wu Chenghe, and investigate all those things about Wu Chenghe.

"Spread the decree, Dali Temple will go to check the East Palace to see who leaked the affairs of the East Palace." Li Zhi's voice was cold.

Li Xian can't control the East Palace, he has his own problems, but others dare to spy on the East Palace, and they really deserve to die.

"Commandment." Duan Baoxuan, the secretary of Dali Temple, immediately stood up and gave his hand.

"Deliver the decree, the criminal department will go to investigate the secret guard ......"

"Commandment." Pei Yan followed and stood up.

"Spread the decree, Yushitai went to check Zhou Guogong, and Zuo Qianniuwei assisted in handling it, but there are obstacles, don't talk about killing."

"Commandment." In the imperial history, Cui Mi and Li Jingjia, the general of Zuo Qianniuwei, surrendered their orders at the same time.

"Nanchang Wangju Political Affairs Hall, coordinate the information of all parties, and we must find out the black hand of the conspiracy behind the scenes."

"Commandment." Li Xuan stood up with a solemn face and took the order seriously.

In my heart, I couldn't help but ask myself:

Does the emperor really want to find out this murderer?

(End of chapter)