Soon, the people sent to investigate the place that Li Jing had carved out came back and reported the situation there to Li Jing.

Li Jing was very satisfied after hearing this, that place was very suitable for building factories, far away from Chang'an City, and would not affect the lives of the people of Chang'an City.

However, it is a wilderness, and it may not be safe to send only a few craftsmen there.

So, Li Jing asked Ashina to lead 5,000 troops and go to the town, just in case!

The news that Li Jing wanted to buy the worthless Shitan Mountain and the limestone mountain soon spread all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an, as if it had grown wings, and spread farther away.

Everyone is speculating whether Li Jing is crazy and crazy, how can he buy a worthless mine in a good way, and the bid is not low!

What others think, Li Jing didn't care, he went to the household department and put the ownerless coal mine and limestone mine under his name!

With coal, the next step is to use coal to make honeycomb coal, which is used for home fires and heating.

Li Jing ordered some coal to be mined, and he drew a drawing and asked the craftsman to build a honeycomb coal stove for him.

Soon, the craftsman built a set of honeycomb coal stoves for Li Jing, and sent them to Li Jing together with the honeycomb coal.

"Regent, Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen are asking to see you outside!"

As soon as Li Jing used the honeycomb coal stove to burn honeycomb coal, a servant from the palace came to report.

Li Jing was very puzzled, they didn't do a good job, why did they come to see him at this time?

Could it be that Wei Xun's comrades have already been asked?

It's too fast, and it takes time to make a move!

It's only been a day, and Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen have done what he wants?

"Let them in!"

Li Jing decided to meet these two people and see if they brought him any good news!

"Whoa!"

The servant retreated in response and brought Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen in!

"Chen Zhouxing (Lai Junchen) has seen the regent!"

In Datang, as long as it is not a major festival or a special occasion, it is actually very simple, you only need to bow with your hands crossed and bow slightly, unlike braids that kneel at every turn, and call yourself a slave with a mouth.

"What are you two doing when you come to see this king?"

Li Jing asked them to serve tea and give them seats, and asked after they were seated.

"Regent, you asked us to interrogate Wei Xun, we already have eyebrows, Wei Xun told all about his comrades and what he was plotting about, this is Wei Xun's confession!"

Zhou Xing was overjoyed, took out a confession from his cuff, and handed it to Li Jing.

Li Jing took it and didn't look at it, put it aside and asked, "What did you all interrogate?" ”

"Wei Xun is plotting to rebel!"

"Yes! Wei Xun was so bold and dared to rebel? ”

Li Jing sneered.

Wei Xun plotted not to rebel, in fact, it was not a big problem, as Empress Wei's brother, sooner or later he would become a roadblock for him Li Jing, and sooner or later it would have to be solved.

The Wei family is actually not worried, what Li Jing is really worried about is Princess Taiping, she was deeply favored when Gaozong and Empress Wu were alive, Empress Wu has been in power for so many years, and Princess Taiping has also gained a lot of political capital.

There are many people in the court who are princesses of Taiping, Li Jing has long wanted to eradicate these people, but he didn't find a suitable reason, after all, he now governs the world on behalf of the emperor, and he can't just shout and kill like before, he needs to have a reasonable basis to get rid of these obstacles.

Only by completely solving Princess Taiping can we avoid the internal strife in the palace and avoid the bloodshed and sacrifice of the royal family again.

Other royal clans, Li Jing naturally treated them very favorably, so that these clans could keep to themselves.

"At the beginning, he was also very surprised! But it has been confirmed again and again that Wei Xun is indeed plotting to rebel, and the minister does not dare to slack off, so he has come to report to the regent!"

Lai Junchen's face did not change, and his heart did not beat.

It's not the first time they've done this kind of thing to frame others, and they've already mastered it.

Figuring out what they want, and doing things that conform to their intentions, and handing over answers that satisfy the superiors, is the reason why they have always been reused.

It doesn't matter at all whether the person framed by them is innocent or not, as long as it falls into their hands, even if they are not guilty, they must make the other party bow down and confess their guilt.

They have the means to make the other person confess, and there will be no scars, and no one can escape from the palm of their hand.

"It won't be your perjury that Wei Xun can't bear it!"

Li Jing's meaning is very clear, Wei Xun can admit his guilt, but he can't hurt anything.

"Regent Mingjian, the minister has always disliked the use of sticks, sticks and other torture instruments, how can he be beaten into a trick, Wei Xun realized his mistake and felt remorseful in his heart, so he confessed to the minister!"

Lai Junchen told Li Jing that there was no need to worry at all, his methods of interrogating prisoners, no matter how powerful they were, would never be tested.

Li Jing's disgust for Lai Junchen in his heart was a little more, if he hadn't used them now, these guys would have been finished a long time ago!

After eradicating Princess Taiping, it's not too late to clean up these vicious guys, all for the sake of Datang's stability.

"Excellent! From now on, Zhou Xing is the director of the Criminal Prison Department, and Lai Junchen is the deputy director of the Criminal Prison Department!"

Li Jing said lightly.

Zhou Xing was overjoyed, and knelt down with Lai Junchen to thank Li Jing for his great kindness!

Lai Junchen was a little unhappy, why did Zhou Xing have a higher grade than him.

He came to Junchen in order to try Wei Xun, but he tried his best to let Wei Xun confess, why Zhou Xing was one grade higher than him, Lai Junchen was very unhappy.

But he was not dissatisfied with Li Jing, and he didn't dare to complain about Li Jing, but he had a new hatred for Zhou Xing!

Li Jing saw their expressions in his eyes, and let them eat dogs in the future!

"No rudeness!"

Li Jing said with a smile.

"Thank you, Regent!"

The two of them thanked themselves and got up.

"Regent, I heard that you have been buying Shitan Mountain recently?"

Zhou Xing asked.

"Yes, what, you have the Coal Mountain in your hands?"

Li Jing nodded.

"Don't hide it from the regent, there is indeed a charcoal mountain in the hands of the minister, and it is useless in the hands of the minister, and the minister is willing to dedicate the charcoal mountain to the regent!"

Zhou Xing took the opportunity to show his loyalty.

"How can this king ask for your things casually, you can make a price!"

Li Jing said.

"Where did the regent say, if it wasn't for the regent's kindness, the minister would have died in prison, and the regent forgave the minister's guilt, and the minister swore that the minister's life was the regent's, and everything the minister belonged to the regent."

"The regent's kindness to his ministers, the ministers never dare to forget it in their lives, just a coal mountain, compared with the regent's kindness to the ministers, it is not worth mentioning at all!"

"Please also ask the regent to give the minister a chance to repay, and the minister is grateful!"

Zhou Xing saluted and said.

Li Jing smiled with satisfaction, nodded in acquiescence to Zhou Xing's behavior, and accepted the gift he sent.