Under the middle hall, Li Xuan handed the secret report in his hand to Liu Jinyu, then looked at Li Zhaode and said: "Although this person was captured by this king, this king also knows that they are from the north and from the soldiers who have completed the army, but he never knows whether they are under the command of Zuo Wuwei or General Cheng's old subordinates. ”

"But that doesn't mean much." After reading the secret report, Liu Jinyu shook his head and said: "After all, these people have completed their military service, and General Cheng has also been transferred to the general of the forbidden army. ”

"But with the confessions of those people, the Criminal Department, the Yushitai, and the Dali Temple are enough to investigate General Cheng." Li Zhaode said with a hint of worry in his eyes: "After all, General Cheng is the left general of the forbidden army, and Zhang Qianqiao, the right general of the forbidden army, takes turns to sit in the Zhuque Gate and Xuanwu Gate, if there is a change, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

The king of Yue rebelled, and their plan itself had a big problem in the follow-up continuation.

It was precisely this kind of problem that made the emperor exile Li Jingxuan in disguise, and similarly, such a problem also came from Cheng Wuting.

As a general of the forbidden army, once Cheng Wuting defected, the emperor would immediately turn from safety to danger.

Li Xuan smiled, shook his head and said, "Changshi is too worried, General Cheng and King Yue have nothing to do with each other, let alone the Xiao family." ”

"The left general of the Praetorian Guard, Cheng Wuting, is indeed not related to the King of Yue, but the Duke of Dongping County, the general of the Right Guard, Cheng Mingzhen, is the old department of the abolished prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi, Yuanji, and there are still some contacts between him and King Cao in the early years." Li Zhaode couldn't help but tell a secret.

Li Xuan was stunned, and Liu Jinyu was also full of surprise.

They had no idea that there was such a past.

If there is a connection between Cheng Wuting and King Cao, then many things can be explained clearly.

After a long time, Li Xuan finally spoke: "The Duke of Dongping County has passed away for twenty years, and he has been deeply trusted by the first emperor and His Majesty in the last years of Zhenguan and the early years of Yonghui, and he has made great contributions to the conquest of Liaodong. ”

"Yes!" Li Zhaode finally nodded in agreement.

Li Xuan continued: "As for the case of King Yue's rebellion, this matter is also related to us, although this king has participated in it, but he is only responsible for arresting people, investigating people and trying cases are the affairs of the criminal department of Dali Temple, and it has nothing to do with this king, and this king also believes in General Cheng's innocence, everything will wait for Dali Temple to find out the evidence." ”

"Whoa!" Li Zhaode bowed heavily.

Li Xuan stood up and said: "The current matter of the palace is to urge them to be transferred to the county commanders at all levels in Fanzhou next year, join the army, and arrive in Chang'an before the ninth day of the first lunar month, and tell them that once they are delayed, they will not want to get any official positions from the court in the next few years." ”

"Yes!" Li Zhaode and Li Bi gave up their hands at the same time, Li Xuan waved his hand, and the two quickly retreated.

Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "Husband, is Cheng Wuting's matter really irrelevant to us?" ”

"Originally, if you want to investigate the things in the palace, you need to take a lot of risks, but now that Cheng Wuting has an accident, maybe there will be a chance." Li Xuan immediately shook his head and said, "Let it be, Cheng Wuting was found to be related to King Yue's rebellion, and the others are really going to get wet, and they are also covered in mud." ”

Li Xuan's eyes fell on Xia'er's body, and said softly: "Don't say anything else, Xia'er is here, she should teach her some self-defense skills for her husband, and she will be seven years old after the New Year." ”

……

The night is dark, Dali Temple Prison.

Steady footsteps sounded, and a supervising imperial historian pressed the horizontal knife in his hand, and walked through the cells with solemn eyes, followed by six Dali Temple jailers.

On the opposite side, a member of the criminal department, Wai Lang, also led people to patrol from the opposite side.

At the moment of intertwining, the two nodded calmly.

The people who are detained here are all felons who have committed the crime of rebellion, and now they are being tried by the three divisions, so even in Dali Temple Prison, the Criminal Department and the Yushitai have sent people to keep an eye on them.

In case someone speaks at what time, they can also grasp it first.

Suddenly, a roar came: "Everyone, this time it is my fault for not affecting the general for no reason, Xu will take the first step here, and I will see you in the next life." ”

Supervising the imperial history and the criminal department member Wailang, as well as the jailer of Dali Temple, suddenly heard the sound, and they were all stunned for a moment.

The next moment, everyone was already frantically heading towards the depths of the cell, but at this moment, they heard a "click".

"Bang"!

A corpse had fallen straight on the dry grass of the cell, and the chains in its hands were tightly locked around its neck.

The head was tilted to the side, and the man was no longer breathing.

The prisoners in the other cells, looking at this corpse, all showed a trace of sad death intent in their eyes.

"Send more men and watch over them, and we can't let them die again tonight." As soon as Wai Lang, a member of the Criminal Department, finished speaking, the supervising imperial history on the side seemed to think of something, and his face changed greatly.

……

Peng Wang's Mansion, in the study.

A carrier pigeon flew out of the window and landed directly in front of the window.

One hand reached over and held the carrier pigeon directly, then took off the thin strip of paper, glanced at it, and rubbed it gently, and the note immediately turned into crumbs.

Li Xuan closed the window again and walked back behind the table.

A three-foot-wide piece of rice paper was spread out on the table, on which were the peaks of the mountains, the mountains were undulating, and a magnificent hall stood on the mountainside.

Li Xuan picked up the brush and lightly touched it, and the black ink suddenly faded.

Putting down the brush, Li Xuan sighed lightly, it was another human life.

In fact, no one could have imagined that Li Xuan paid more attention to the case of King Yue's rebellion than anyone else.

Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Chong, the king of Langya, rose up against the army, but in the end, no one responded, which was the biggest joke in the entire history of the Tang Dynasty.

It didn't play a role, but in the end, the entire royal family surnamed Li was almost slaughtered by Empress Wu.

Li Xuan didn't want to see such a force disappear like this, especially when he began to gradually lay out and send Princess Wencheng to Yangzhou, pig teammates like Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Chong, the king of Langya, would die as soon as possible.

So in the Yue Wangfu, there are still some people in Li Xuan's lurking.

He was in Wuzhou back then, and he had been in Hangzhou for so long, that even the people who knew how to break into the mansion infiltrated him.

Yue Wang is the kind of person who is delicate on the surface, but in fact, there are many flaws, and it is not difficult to sneak in after spending some time.

All that's left is to keep an eye on the key ones.

Yuezhou, Hangzhou, to Luoyang.

When Yang Shangui went to Youzhou, Li Xuan had already received the news, and then sent someone to sneak in.

The person who died was actually not a dead soldier under Li Xuan, and it did indeed belong to the captain under Cheng Wuting.

Unfortunately, after the end of the war on the steppe, not everyone can get the best treatment.

Some people were wounded on the battlefield, their merits were gone, their bounties were gone, and they were finally put back in place.

finally had an official position to stay, but because of his upright nature, he offended the upper and lower levels and was framed and dismissed.

The old mother of the family was seriously ill, and at this time, someone came to the door, and then embarked on the road of no return.

This time, the soldiers who were captured by Li Xuan in Luoyang were all the Zuo Wuwei soldiers he found.

I have to say that the reward given by King Yue is still quite generous, and when he fights with him, the group of soldiers are really desperate.

This is what Li Xuan did to Cheng Wuting.

The only thing he didn't expect was that King Yue's side was infiltrated too badly.

The emperor and the Empress Wu, I don't know how many people have been planted on his side, and I don't know how many secrets have been leaked out.

Originally, if there was enough time, Li Xuan could put more people related to Cheng Wuting in, but unfortunately, everything was exposed too early, and only one stayed in the end.

And today, he died.

He died, and everything related to Cheng Wuting was gone.

Unfortunately, he was the only one who died.

Otherwise, Li Xuan might really be able to push the emperor's suspicion and transfer Cheng Wuting, the left general of the forbidden army, out.

It's a pity.

……

Under the Suzaku Gate, Li Xuan rode slowly past.

Above the city gate, Cheng Wuting stood with a long lance in his hand, but his eyes were not as sharp as before.

Today's people in Dali Temple specifically looked for him, and yesterday's suicide case in Dali Temple directly alarmed Duan Baoxuan, the secretary of Dali Temple.

After a night of investigation, it was finally confirmed that the man had committed suicide.

There is no exchange of news inside and outside, and it really looks like someone committed suicide because of being implicated in Cheng Wuting.

After all, only one person committed suicide, and it is really difficult to say that there is any conspiracy.

But even so, the people from Dali Temple still came to Cheng Wuting to inquire about the relevant situation.

But it's a pity that Cheng Wuting didn't have a deep impression of that person, and he didn't know how many lieutenant generals, lang generals, captains, and lieutenants he had.

Moreover, Cheng Wuting has always served in Chang'an, and although he has been transferred to the grassland for a short time, he has not cultivated many cronies.

After he returned to Chang'an, everything that could be arranged was basically arranged.

Those who were not properly arranged were naturally not his cronies.

Besides, that person has already left the army after completing his service, and it has nothing to do with Cheng Wuting.

But I don't know why, Cheng Wuting always feels uneasy, and it seems that something has been ignored by him.

Raising his head, Cheng Wuting looked in the direction of the palace, and his face couldn't help but bring a trace of solemnity.

He didn't notice that at the end of the Heavenly Street, Li Xuan had turned in the direction of the East Palace.

……

Mingde Palace, several people on both sides, and people in the middle are handling official business.

Li Xian sat at the top of the center, Yao Lingzhang sat on the side, and the two seemed to be discussing something.

An attendant walked out quickly, walked in front of Li Xian, and arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, King Peng has arrived." ”

"Oh, Uncle Wang is here." Li Xian was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Please!" ”

The scribes around him, at this time, all subconsciously put down the pen and paper in their hands and looked up at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan walked in with a calm face, walked in front of Li Xian, and arched his hand: "Minister, Peng Wang Xuan, I have seen Your Highness." ”

"Uncle Wang, please take a seat." Li Xian pointed to the side, then glanced at Yao Lingzhang, and said with a smile: "The East Palace cooperated with the various departments to clear the snow near Luoyang, Chang'an, so that the tributes transported by various states and counties could arrive in Beijing in time. ”

"This is the duty of the minister." Li Xuan turned to Yao Lingzhang and saluted slightly, and after Yao Lingzhang returned the salute, Li Xuan looked at Li Xian and said: "The minister came today to ask, the minister saw that there are many descendants of the Wei family on the list of county orders issued by the Ministry of Officials to the ministers to join the army in Fanzhou, is this matter wrong?" ”

"Mistaken." Li Xian was slightly stunned, and he didn't react for a while.

Yao Lingzhang smiled, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Does the prince want to ask, will these descendants of the Wei family really go to Fanzhou to serve?" ”

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said: "Fanzhou is not a place else, it will be governed by military law in the past few years, and the minister is worried that he will not be able to control it when the time comes." ”

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

(End of chapter)