"Your Majesty, Princess Fenyang is asking for an audience outside the palace."

Li Bing was reviewing the recital, and suddenly heard the attendant say that Li Xi was coming, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

At this time, there are still three days left before Li Xi and Murong Xue's wedding, what is she doing in the palace at this time? Did he come to thank him for his marriage?

Li Bing thought for a while and asked, "Did the princess say that she saw me?" ”

The waiter bowed his head and said: "The old slave has asked, and the princess said that she has a major case to report, and because it involves the rebellion of the king of Huaiyang, she must face the saint to present her feelings." ”

Hearing this, Li Bing smiled dumbly: "Sue for rebellion? So, Li Xi is going to completely break with her brother this time? ”

"The old slave also thinks so," the chamberlain said with a smiling face: "The king of Huaiyang was defeated and captured, and the princess is about to marry the counterinsurgency hero. ”

Li Bing nodded: "Okay, I will give Princess Fenyang a chance to kill her relatives in righteousness, and let the world see how Li Kui betrayed her relatives in the end." Xuan Li Xi entered the hall. ”

With the voice of the inner servant, Princess Fenyang, dressed in royal clothes, walked slowly into the palace and bowed down in front of the imperial steps.

"Sister Xi, let's be flat." Li Bing was on the throne, looked at Li Xi, who looked a little sad, and asked, "How are the preparations for the wedding?" I'm going to give you a good word in advance. ”

Li Xi hurriedly gave another salute: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Li Bing saw that the other party's tone was lukewarm, knowing that she was bitter in her heart, and she didn't have the same knowledge as her, so he asked instead: "You came to see me today, is there something wrong?" ”

"Your Majesty, my sister wants to sue for rebellion!"

Li Bing bowed slightly, and said, "I have considered it before, Li Jiong's matter should be handled after your wedding, which is also sympathetic to you." After all, he is him, you are you, and there is no need to be implicated. In my opinion, you are still the sensible Seventh Princess. ”

Li Xi replied in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Li Kui has made a big mistake, and the courtiers are deeply saddened, and they feel sorry for the first emperor. There will be no objection to what you do with him, the royal family and the court, and the people of the whole world. However, the courtier's sister came to see her today, not to accuse Li Jiong, but to someone else. ”

Hearing this, Li Bing couldn't help but be stunned: "Someone else? Who are you going to sue? ”

Li Xi raised his head, looked directly at Li Bing, and his tone gradually became cold: "The person who the courtier's sister wants to sue is the former Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the director of the Beiya Reverse Scale Division, and Shen Lie, the Marquis of Changning!" He conspired with dictatorship and bewitched Li Kui, the king of Huaiyang, to rebel, intending to harm the emperor, and the crime cannot be punished! ”

Li Bing was taken aback, and stood up with both hands supporting the dragon case: "Li Xi, do you know what you are talking about?" What crime do you want to accuse Shen Lie? ”

Princess Fenyang held up the brocade bag containing the evidence, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Li Kui is indeed guilty, but he was deceived and instigated by Shen Lie, so he embarked on the road of no return step by step. The government and the opposition need to know the truth! ”

"What do you have?" Li Bing asked in a deep voice, "Is it evidence?" ”

Li Xi responded: "Exactly! Among them, there is a secret letter written by Shen Lie to Li Jiong, a record of equipment funds donated by the Reverse Scale Division to the Huaiyang Palace, and a troop transfer tiger talisman stolen from the first emperor. ”

Li Bing felt a chill in his back, and hurriedly ordered the waiter: "Quickly bring it and show it to me!" ”

The old chamberlain also panicked, ran down the imperial steps in three steps and two steps, took the brocade, and hurriedly ran back to present it to Li Bing.

Li Bing opened the bag and took out the evidence one by one to identify it carefully, and the expression on his face gradually became solemn.

"Ximei, where did you get these things? And when did you get it? Li Bing's tone was so cold that there was no trace of emotion.

Li Xi had already prepared his speech, and said loudly: "Back to Your Majesty, Su Wen, the head of Li Kui's inner house, is the husband of his sister's nurse, and he followed Li Kui to Lianghuai. After the defeat of the rebels, Su Wen took advantage of the chaos to escape, and secretly sent these things in his custody to the imperial capital and presented them to me. ”

Li Bingchai asked, "What about people?" Where is Su Wen now? ”

"He sent the things to the house, and then left," Li Xi replied, "At that time, I was accompanying Concubine Hui Niangniang to worship the Buddha in Xiangji Temple, so I didn't see him, and I couldn't leave anyone behind." ”

"When did this happen?"

"Three days ago."

"Three days ago?" Li Bing was suddenly annoyed: "What happened three days ago, why did you only come to report it today?!" ”

Li Xi replied unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, my sister knows that Su Wen is a key witness, and there is absolutely no room for mistakes, so I haven't had time to report it in the past few days, and I have been sending Jiading to look for him everywhere." Besides, suing Shen Lie, is it child's play? The courtier's sister also hesitated again and again, and finally came to see her with a desperate heart. If His Majesty feels that his sister is guilty, Li Xi is willing to be punished. ”

Li Bing was stunned for a moment, waved his hand and said, "You are not guilty, but meritorious, how can I punish you?" However, Su Wen has not been found for so long, and he thinks that the person who came has already left the imperial capital and absconded in fear of crime. ”

Li Xi nodded: "Sister Chen thinks the same. However, Su Wen escaped, in fact, it did not affect the confirmation of the case, the letters, account books, and tiger talismans were all there, as long as the three law divisions were carefully verified, they could naturally distinguish the authenticity. ”

Hearing her say this, Li Bing also felt reasonable, so he ordered: "Sister Xi, I already know about the matter, and I will let Beiya investigate it carefully." You go back and wait for the will, and don't delay the wedding ceremony. If it is really Shen Lie who is making trouble behind his back, I will reconsider your brother's guilt. ”

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The case of Shi, the former director of the Anti-Scale Division, took a turn for the worse because of Princess Fenyang's sudden accusation.

On the day Li Xi entered the palace, Shen Lie was taken out of the prison of Dali Temple by the forbidden army and transferred to the edict prison controlled by the Reverse Scale Division.

At the same time, the original senior spies of the Reverse Scale Division were all transferred to other places to run errands, and those who stayed in the imperial capital were all newly recruited after Tian Mu took office.

In an instant, there was a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition, and there was a smell of mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building.

After receiving the news, Murong Xue, the prospective groom's official, couldn't even take care of the preparations for the marriage, and directly led Xu Youchang, who came to celebrate, to discuss countermeasures with Dong Tianxing.

Lao Dong was also worried at home at this time, and when he saw the two generals coming, he couldn't help but sigh: "This time it may be really a big trouble." ”

Xu Youchang asked, "Master Dong, have you heard any news in the court?" ”

Dong Tianxing frowned and shook his head: "There is too little useful information. Princess Fenyang entered the palace alone to face the saint, and then the emperor ordered the reverse scale to investigate, and Zhou Xing and they were deliberately separated and sent to other places, so what happened in this is that the old man is also confused now. I just heard that the seventh princess accused Shen Changshi of conspiracy to instigate the rebellion of King Huaiyang. ”

"Fart! It's just a lie! Murong Xue said angrily: "Others don't know the ins and outs, but I know the whole thing best." Say that Shen Lie is rebelling? If he was really anti-minded at the beginning, he would not have been able to take the throne of the emperor at all; If he wants to take power alone, who can put him behind bars? Li Xi, a crazy woman, is simply biting people! ”

Xu Youchang couldn't help but joke: "She's your daughter-in-law who hasn't passed the door, don't you plan to kiss you like this?" ”

Murong Xue waited for him to take a look: "It's still a fart!" A femme fatale like this is also a scourge to welcome her through the door! ”

Dong Tianxing was afraid that Murong Xue would be impulsive, so he hurriedly persuaded a few words, and then said: "According to the old man, most of the princesses of Fenyang have also been used. You think, it is definitely not something that the Seventh Princess can do to come up with ironclad evidence of Shen Changshi's death, and there must be masters behind it. Or, those ministers who have a grudge against a long history and hold a grudge; Either it's the mole Wasp, or it's simply Lao Jianhua. ”

Xu Youchang bowed slightly: "I agree with Lord Dong's judgment." Li Xi obviously wanted to take advantage of this matter to exonerate her brother Li Jiong. But in any case, Princess Fenyang is just a woman who has lived in the boudoir for a long time, and she has neither the ability nor the means to frame the dignified reverse scale long history. If I want to guess, ten out of ten is Lao Jianhua. ”

Murong Xue's sword eyebrows tightened, and she said in a deep voice: "What I care more about now is Shen Lie's safety. The Reverse Scale Division was ordered to conduct a secret investigation and secret trial, and it could be directly convicted and sanctioned without reporting to the government and the opposition. At that time, Shen Lie's corpse will be cold, and we may not know. ”

"So we must race against time to save Lord Shen first." Dong Tianxing pondered: "Only by ensuring that people live first can we have the opportunity to slowly sort out the conspiracy behind it and figure out what the whole thing is about." ”

Xu Youchang asked, "Then how about our joint name?" The large number of people will put pressure on Li Bing. ”

Dong Tianxing shook his head: "You can try, but it may not work." The main question is how many people are willing to join forces. You know, when it comes to rebellion, no one dares to easily trap themselves in. ”

"That's true, if there are fewer people, there is no weight, and the emperor will not care." Murong Xue nodded: "At present, only a few of us are willing to sacrifice our lives to save each other." To persuade other ministers, not only is it very difficult, but it also takes a long time, so I'm afraid that Shen Lie won't be able to wait. ”

Xu Youchang scratched his head depressedly, and couldn't help muttering: "It would be good if Jiang Yao was here, he would definitely have a way." ”

At the mention of Li Jiangyao, Dong Tianxing was slightly stunned, and then asked: "Two, we are so familiar with Dadu Hu, you might as well guess, if he is here, what kind of countermeasures will he take?" ”

Murong Xue was a little dazed, and subconsciously looked at Xu Youchang beside him, and Xu Youchang responded seriously: "When Jiang Yao is facing the enemy, his thoughts are often wild and bold, and he never acts according to the other party's expectations. In other words, as long as he can defeat a strong enemy and achieve his goal, he has no fear and dares to do anything. ”

Hearing this, Dong Tianxing suddenly understood, and tried to ask: "Then you two tell me, what is our primary goal at the moment?" ”

Murong Xue said without thinking: "Of course, as you just said, save Shen Lie's life first, and then slowly investigate the case until the truth is revealed." ”

Dong Tianxing bowed slightly: "That's simple." According to the style of Dadu Hu, why don't we snatch Lord Shen out? ”