Chapter 0241: Cool Officer's Thoughts
I saw a few people walking up the stairs, the woman was Wu Furong, and there were several men behind him, but he didn't know him, it was estimated that they were all Wu Furong's subordinates.
Li Zhen's heart suddenly had great interest, how could Wu Furong come to Chengdu, he originally thought that Wu Furong had suffered a big loss in Fangling County and had returned to Luoyang, but he didn't expect her to appear in Chengdu again, could it be that she also came for Yang Pei?
At this time, Wu Furong glanced at it, but fell in love with Li Zhen's seat, their seat just happened to see the gate of the Imperial History Observatory, Wu Furong pointed to Li Zhen's side, and immediately two sturdy men stepped forward and knocked heavily on their table with the hilt of their swords, "Acquaintance, get out of the way, otherwise Lao Tzu will throw you down from the upper floor." ”
Li Zhen and Di Yan were both wearing masks, Wu Furong and her subordinates didn't even recognize them, Di Yan hurriedly pulled Li Zhen, signaled him not to cause trouble, and pointed to the seat next to him, Li Zhen stood up and silently moved the wine pot and cups and bowls aside.
At this time, the bartender glanced at Li Zhen gratefully, quickly wiped the table, nodded and asked Wu Furong to sit down, Wu Furong glanced at Li Zhen, just now she felt that Li Zhen's back was a little familiar, but she never dreamed that in a wine shop in Chengdu, she would actually meet Luoyang's rivals.
At this time, the bartender served Li Zhen again, Li Zhen and Di Yan made a look, neither of them spoke, pricked up their ears to listen to Wu Furong and his subordinates talking, they were only separated by a narrow aisle, but Li Zhen's seat happened to have a row of wooden shelves of dishes and chopsticks, which could block the sight of Wu Furong and his subordinates, they couldn't see Li Zhen and Di Yan clearly, but every word of their words came clearly.
"Don't complain, I still want to go back to Luoyang, but this is the princess's order, who dares not to obey?"
"Does the Commander think Li Zhen will come?"
Li Zhen's body behind the baffle shook slightly, Di Yan immediately held his hand, and gave him a quick look, Li Zhen also calmed down, and drank as if nothing happened, but he heard every word Wu Furong said.
"He should escort Li Xian into Beijing, but it's hard to say, that cheap woman is also likely to send him over, this matter is very important, he shouldn't stay out of it. ”
At this time, one of his subordinates whispered, "Commander, he is here"
Li Zhen couldn't help but turn around and look, only to see a man in his thirties appear at the staircase, looking quite delicate, although he was dressed in ordinary clothes, he had a kind of officialdom temperament that could not be concealed.
Di Yan pulled Li Zhen's sleeve, dipped his finger in wine and wrote a few words on the table, Li Zhen recognized it, only to see that it was written on the table, 'Supervision envoy Zhang Heng, Li Zhen immediately understood, Wu Furong wanted to use this person to intervene in Yang Pei's case, it is estimated that this person is an official promoted by Princess Taiping, so he will come to see Wu Furong.
When the man saw Wu Furong, he walked over quickly, and said with a smile: "Let Miss Wu wait for a long time." ”
Wu Furong also returned a salute to him delicately, "Zhang Yushi, we haven't seen each other for a long time." ”
Hearing her voice, Li Zhen felt numb, and had goosebumps on her back, Di Yan seemed to understand his feelings, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh secretly.
Wu Furong and Zhang Heng sat down opposite each other, Wu Furong poured him a cup, and asked with a smile: "Why didn't I see Zhang Yushi come out of the official office?"
"I went home to change my clothes and then came back from home. ”
"Oh-"
Wu Furong smiled lightly, "I understand"
Li Zhen secretly wondered in her heart, why did Princess Taiping pay attention to Yang Pei's case, could it be that she was also a member of the Xingtang Society, or because she was a member of the Li royal family, she wanted to avoid the Li royal family from being ruined again?
At this time, Zhang Heng looked at the surrounding drinkers, glanced at Li Zhen and Di Yan, who were very close to them, and said to Wu Furong in a low voice: "This is not the place to talk, let's change places." ”
Wu Furong grabbed this window seat just to wait for Zhang Heng, now that Zhang Heng is here, this seat is insignificant to her, she pointed to an empty private room in the distance and smiled: "Let's go to the room to talk"
The two got up and left their seats, one after the other and walked into the private room, where several warriors stood at the door, staring fiercely at the movements of the diners around them, so that Li Zhen had to give up the idea of eavesdropping.
In the afternoon, Di Yan went to Beishi alone and found the broker surnamed Wang, from whom Di Yan got all the news that Li Zhen wanted.
"Yang Taishou was tortured in prison, but he held on and did not confess, so far, Lai Junchen has not gotten what he wants, but he does not seem to have the idea of killing Yang Taishou, and he stopped the torture in time several times. ”
What does Lai Junchen want, of course Li Zhen knows very well, Lai Junchen wants a list of Xingtang Society, but there is a problem in this, Lai Junchen can completely concoct a list by himself and let Yang Pei draw and admit it, but in this way, how can Yang Pei know the secret of Xingtang Society?
This requires evidence to prove that Yang Pei is the person of the Xingtang Society, and what Lai Junchen really wants is actually evidence, otherwise the red mouth and white teeth want to wipe out the Li royal family, and I am afraid that Wu Zetian does not have the courage to do so.
Li Zhen also knew one of the evidences, that is, the abbot of Hongfu of Xiao'en Temple, that is, Li Jingye, the leader who had been anti-Wu Zetian, and I believe that Yang Pei was also very clear, so Li Zhen specially sent Lu Jin to send a letter to Master Hongfu before he set off from Fangzhou to Chengdu, asking him to leave Fangzhou immediately.
I believe that the abbot of Hongfu has left Fangzhou, so what evidence will Yang Pei have? Li Zhen is not very clear, it is estimated that he knows the secret warriors of the Xingtang Society and the hiding place of the materials, but Li Xian will not stand idly by, at this time Li Chongrun should inform the Xingtang Society warriors and transfer the materials.
Li Zhen paced back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands, carefully weighing the pros and cons of this matter, he knew that the mentality of Lai Junchen at this time was like a prospector in a sudden cash mine, and Lai Junchen's ambition was irrepressible.
On the other hand, Xue Huaiyi was killed, and it was obvious that Wu Zetian had the intention of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, so how could Lai Junchen, who was also Wu Zetian's lackey, not have a feeling of cold lips and teeth? How to protect himself and how to maintain his wealth and career became something that Lai Junchen did everything he could.
Therefore, the appearance of the Xingtang Society, if Lai Junchen suddenly grabbed a life-saving straw for the drowning man, how could he let go easily, as long as Wu Zetian knew about the existence of the Xingtang Society, he would still be of great use to come to Junchen.
It should be said that Lai Junchen's thinking is good, Wu Zetian may temporarily stay in Junchen because of the Xingtang Society, but if he comes to Junchen to dig deep into the Xingtang Society, he will undoubtedly offend the entire Li royal family, Wu Furong's appearance in Chengdu is the best footnote, even Princess Taiping can't tolerate it, let alone others?
The pros and cons of this Li Zhen has gradually been able to clearly perceive, Lai Junchen thinks he is benefiting, why not dig a mortal grave for himself.
At this time, Li Zhen already knew what to do, he turned back to Di Yan and smiled: "I heard that the scenery of Dujiangyan is good, why don't we go for a tour together, what do you think?"
Di Yan was stunned for a moment, at this critical moment, this guy actually wanted to go to Dujiangyan to play, what did this mean? Although he couldn't figure out Li Zhen's intentions, Di Yan shook his head resolutely.
At noon the next day, in the Imperial Historian's Office, Wan Guojun handed over a list to Lai Junchen, and said with a sneer: "Zhongcheng, he has already drawn a charge on it."
Lai Junchen took the confession, this is Yang Pei admitting that he is a member of the Xingtang Society, and there is a densely written list of the Xingtang Society, and at the bottom is Yang Pei's bright red handprint, of course, this handprint is true, it was forced by Wan Guojun Yang Pei to press it, and the signature is also to find someone to imitate the signature, without a trace of flaws.
Lai Junchen's eyes couldn't help narrowing, this list was concocted by him all night, including all the benefits he wanted, he believed that as long as the list was given to the saint, whether the saint believed it or not, she would let herself eradicate the people of the Xingtang Society one by one, and this shovel would take no idea how many years.
At this time, Wan Guojun said cautiously: "I'm afraid that this Yang Pei will deny everything if he escorts him into Beijing, but it will ruin the big thing of Zhongcheng, it's better to-"
Wan Guojun made a killing gesture with his palm, and Lai Junchen laughed, "I know this in my heart, you don't have to worry." ”
At this time, a little boy brought two glasses of wine, Lai Junchen glanced at the two wine glasses, the two wine glasses were exactly the same, but one of the handles had red dots, he casually picked up the wine glass without red dots, and said with a smile: "Come and celebrate our happy cooperation this time." ”
Wan Guojun was flattered, and hurriedly picked up the wine glass, Lai Junchen raised his glass to him and smiled, and drank the wine in the cup, Wan Guojun also hurriedly drank the wine in the cup, and Lai Junchen smiled again: "You go and prepare, we will go out tonight." ”
"I'm going to clean up. ”
Wan Guojun turned around and walked towards the door, he just walked a few steps, suddenly something was wrong, and the pain in his abdomen began to rise, he bent down and turned around slowly, but he saw that Lai Junchen's face was full of sneers, and the murderous intent burst out in his eyes, Wan Guojun suddenly understood, he roared and rushed towards Lai Junchen, but only ran out of one step, and then fell to the ground, convulsed a few times, and never moved again.
Lai Junchen turned over his corpse, took out a scroll from his arms, opened it and looked at it, Huo Ran was another list of Xingtang Associations, and there was also Yang Pei's signature and handprint, Lai Junchen spat heavily, gritted his teeth and scolded: "Do you think I don't understand your mind?
He shouted, "Someone"
Several confidant warriors appeared at the door, and Lai Junchen pointed to Wan Guojun's corpse and said, "Drag it out, destroy it completely, and be careful not to be seen." ”
Several warriors stepped forward to carry Wan Guojun's body out, and Lai Junchen pondered for a while, at this time, a report from his subordinates came from outside, "Zhongcheng, Zhang Yushi is here"
"Let Him In"
After a while, Zhang Heng, the servant of the imperial history, walked in quickly, bowed down and said, "See Zhongcheng"
"Have you talked to Wu Furong?" asked Lai Junchen lightly.
He talked to him, and according to Zhongcheng's instructions, he told her all about the situation. ”
"What does she mean?" asked Lai Junchen after taking a sip of tea.
"Listen to her, she is planning to kidnap Yang Pei, this should also be Princess Taiping's order. ”
Lai Junchen smiled a little proudly, Princess Taiping thought that Zhang Heng was her person, how did she know that Zhang Heng had already surrendered to herself, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "You go and tell Wu Furong again, we will escort Yang Pei into Beijing overnight tonight." ”
Zhang Heng hesitated and said, "But the humble position shouldn't know this information so easily, she will definitely be suspicious." ”
"I know, I'll arrange it for you to let you know by accident. ”