After a long day's effort, Li Bing, whose face was sinking like water, spoke: "Okay, since it was a misunderstanding, and now that the situation has been clarified, then you should quickly withdraw the army outside." The waiter, the imperial doctor came over, and first dealt with Shen Aiqing's injuries. ”

The inner palace supervisor received the order, hurriedly found the imperial doctor on duty, and cleaned and bandaged Shen Lie's wounds in the imperial study.

And Li Bing, Shan Tingxian and others waited silently on the side.

It didn't take long for Shen Lie to have all the seven or eight large and small wounds on his body taken care of, but his face was still slightly pale because of excessive blood loss.

Li Bing ordered someone to prepare some hot soup for Shen Lie, and then asked, "Shen Aiqing, if you have anything to play, let's tell it to the palace." ”

Shen Lie thanked the prince first, and then replied: "Your Highness, according to Weichen's investigation, when General He was killed, the forward battalion of the Xuanjia Army was indeed in Liangzhou, and in terms of combat strength at that time, they should be the most suspected of committing the crime. However, the forward battalion may have a crucial alibi. ”

"Oh? Critical alibi? Li Bing was puzzled: "What kind of proof is it?" ”

Shen Lie explained: "This is the case. Xu Youchang's forward battalion was ordered by Xie Guang, then the commander of the Xuanjia Army, to go to Liangzhou for exercises. The area they had chosen to operate was a wilderness forest that had been clearly designated according to a pre-planned plan, so there should have been no one to witness. However, when Weichen's subordinates visited the surrounding area, they learned that during that time, there happened to be an old minister who retired and retired from the court, and brought several old friends to visit the joy of mountains and rivers, two of which were Zen Master Jingde, a Buddhist monk, and Fang Qingyao, a famous hermit in the northwest. These celebrities all said that they had seen the Xuanjia Army roaring in the mountains, and that place was nearly a hundred miles away from the scene of General He's murder, and the time and place were not right. In other words, Xu Youchang and they are most likely not the murderers who attacked He Jingming. ”

Li Bing suddenly realized when he heard this, and said with a slight bow: "I see." Master Jingde and Mr. Fang are both worldly masters and will never lie for anyone, so their testimony is indeed extremely crucial. But since that's the case, then why do you say that it may be proof, and you also came to investigate the Xuanjia Army? ”

Shen Lie replied respectfully: "Your Highness Mingjian." The testimony of those high-ranking people was only reported by Wei Chen's subordinates, and the minister had not yet gone to verify it personally, so it can only be said that it is possible at present. As for the Xuanjia Army, it's even more interesting. In the process of inquiring about the case, Wei Chen found that during that period, in addition to Xu Youchang's forward battalion, there was actually a unit of the Xuanjia Legion, which also left the main battalion, and it took about a month before and after. ”

Li Bingjian frowned: "Oh? Where did that troop go? ”

"According to the records of the Ministry of War, they were ordered to go to Ezhou to escort grain and grass." Shen Lie smiled slightly and said: "According to common sense, this kind of task is very common in the army, and the orders, sections, and talismans that have been filed by this road at the Ministry of War are complete, and the upper and lower approvals are perfect and orderly, and the customs and defense seals of the various states along the way are also registered one by one, so there is nothing suspicious." ”

Li Bing heard Shen Lie say that he was not suspicious, but he knew that there must be something hidden behind this matter, so he didn't answer, just quietly waited for him to continue.

Sure enough, Shen Lie's words changed: "However, it is precisely because everything is normal that the abnormality of this matter is revealed. One of the biggest problems lies in the Guanfang seal letter of the Zhichong Mansion. On the marching route reported by that army, there was a place that must be passed, which was Wanzhou in Shannan Province. At that time, Wanzhou was seriously damaged due to heavy rain and sudden landslides for several days. Therefore, during that time, the stagecoaches, messengers, officials, and troops traveling from the north to the south all made a detour to the nearby Xianzhou. However, after the troops of the Xuanjia Legion returned to the camp, the letter of the seal along the way handed over to the Ministry of War was still stamped with the big seal of Wanzhou Zhichong Mansion, but there was no seal of Xianzhou Zhichong Mansion. Your Highness, what do you think is going on? ”

Li Bing's face was gloomy, and he snorted coldly: "This can only show that they haven't walked that road at all, let alone gone to Ezhou!" ”

Shen Lie nodded: "Yes, Wei Chen also thinks so, so he plans to come and ask Mrs. Xie in person, where did his mysterious army go at that time?" What did you do? ”

After listening to Shen Lie's words, Li Bing was silent for a moment, and then said with some embarrassment: "The assassination case of General He is a very important matter, and Shen Aiqing has worked hard to investigate. However, Mrs. Xie had already gone to Bianzhou to supervise the river affairs at this time, and it was impossible to summon him back for a while, I am afraid that he would ...... I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while. Or, with the handwritten edict of the palace, you went directly to Bianzhou to find him and ask him face to face? ”

Shen Lie thought to himself: You let me go to Xie Guang to question him face to face? Isn't that the same as a sheep in the mouth of a tiger? Not to mention that he was carrying the prince's edict, even if he was holding the emperor's edict, Xie Guang dared to make an excuse and chop me up on the spot. The current mention of He Jingming's assassination case is nothing more than an expedient move to save his life tonight, and the prince really takes it seriously?

Shen Lie was worried that Li Bing was enthusiastic for a while, so he really sat down on the matter of going to Bianzhou to question Xie Guang, and issued a bullshit "handwritten message" to himself on the spot, so he really had to go if he didn't want to.

So, he hurriedly changed the topic and tried to stabilize the prince first: "Your Highness, this matter is not in a hurry. Wechen has another thing to tell you here. ”

When Li Bing heard Shen Lie say this, he couldn't help but be curious, and at the same time, he was also interested by the other party, and asked, "Oh? What else does Shen Aiqing have to do? ”

In fact, Shen Lie was also talking nonsense for the sake of prevarication, and he really didn't know what to do to play the prince for a while. His brain was spinning rapidly, and he secretly forced himself to quickly find a good topic that could be compared with the "He Jingming case".

Just between the lightning and flint, the witty Shen Lie suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and Murong Xue's appearance flashed in his mind, and the idea of "killing two birds with one stone" suddenly came to mind.

"Your Highness, Wechen would like to talk about some thoughts about the incident at the White Horse Temple." Shen Lie said unhurriedly.

His words suddenly shocked a person next to him, that is, Shan Tingxian.

When Shen Lie introduced the "He Jingming Assassination Case", Shan Tingxian was already sweating next to him, and he was secretly worried about Xie Guang and Lao Jianhua. At this moment, seeing that Shen Lie, the unlucky guy, suddenly pulled out the "White Horse Temple Case" again, Shan Tingxian was even more stunned.

The resourceful Mr. Law is not here, and he is a big old man, who else can control the long history of this thoughtful and ingenious tongue in front of him?

The reaction of the crown prince Li Bing was completely different from that of Shan Tingxian.

At the beginning, because the investigation and handling of the "White Horse Temple Case" was an edict issued by the crown prince, the civil and military officials of the imperial court almost knew the ins and outs of this matter very clearly, and it was not a secret.

Although Li Bing had designated Shan Tingxian, the squire of the Yellow Gate, to be responsible for investigating this case, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still attached great importance to the opinions of Shen Lie, the "top case-handling expert" of the Holy Tang Dynasty, and he really wanted to hear what Shen Lie had to say.

Therefore, without waiting for Shan Tingxian to find an excuse for opposition, Li Bing had already nodded with a smile and asked Shen Changshi to speak freely.

Facing the prince with eager and focused eyes, and Shan Tingxian with a gloomy and uncertain face, Shen Lie secretly let out a long breath.

He had already made up his mind at this moment, and planned to take advantage of the rare opportunity that Xie Guang and Lao Jianhua were not currently in Luoyi, the eastern capital, and with his rich experience in handling cases for many years, he would simply turn Murong Xue's unfavorable situation into a tough headwind!

"Your Highness, Weichen thinks that there are several suspicious points in the case of the White Horse Temple."

Li Bing heard Shen Lie say that there were suspicious points in the case of the White Horse Temple, and there were even a few places, so he couldn't help but be curious. To be honest, in the past month or so, because Murong Xue was involved in this case, it has also caused a lot of trouble to the crown prince Li Bing.

On the one hand, Li Bing felt deeply disappointed and fearful because Murong Xue made such an aggressive move towards Lao Jianhua; On the other hand, because Murong Xue was unable to effectively check and balance Xie Guang's faction during the suspension investigation, Li Bing always felt a little powerless when handling important government affairs.

And there is another point, after Shan Tingxian, the squire of the Yellow Gate, was ordered to start investigating the case, there were more and more people who were implicated in this case one after another, including both officials of the imperial court and sects of the rivers and lakes, which was very outrageous.

It was also difficult for Li Bing to judge for a while, how many of them were the real suspects, and how many were innocent grievances deliberately framed by Xie Guang. When the case is finalized in the future, how to deal with this large number of messy guys will also give Li Bing a headache.

Now that Shen Lie mentioned the White Horse Temple case, not to mention his position, this person's experience in handling the case and his unique vision alone can provide Li Bing with strong help in accurately grasping the origin of the White Horse Temple incident.

Therefore, the words of Director Shi of the Reverse Scale Division completely attracted Li Bing's attention, and he temporarily forgot about the matter of the edict.

Shen Lie first thought for a moment, clarified some thoughts a little, and then said leisurely: "Your Highness, the case of the White Horse Temple, after the East Palace issued a clear edict, although there is a special decree to order the Huangmen Shilang Shan Tingxian Shan to investigate and handle it with full authority, but according to the criminal law of the Holy Tang Dynasty, the beginning and end of the case was reported to the Criminal Department and my Dali Temple at the first time. Therefore, Wechen still has a certain understanding of the basic situation of this case. ”

Seeing that the crown prince nodded in approval, he continued to say confidently: "Before Weichen says his humble opinion, there is another important matter that he wants to verify with His Highness first. ”

"Well, Shen Aiqing has something to ask, just come and go." Li Bing was very cooperative.

Shen Lie smiled and glanced at Shan Tingxian, who was standing next to him, and arched his hand to Li Bing: "Your Highness, forgive Weichen for your courage, did Your Highness witness the whole thing in the White Horse Temple that day?" ”