Li Yuanda hurried up the time to do a good job in front of him.

The Empress Monk Palace Bureau has already coordinated the palace concubines and princesses to leave the palace for refuge, and there are other henchmen who stick to the nine gates and check whether there is any change in the vassal kings in various places.

Although Caifang said that the precious concubine didn't do those things, but before the matter was clarified, the ghost knew that what she said was true or false, in case she was planning to talk nonsense and fool herself to delay time!

It is a matter of social affairs in the country, and it cannot be overly cautious.

……

In addition, the emperor's henchmen went to the Huaguang Hall to put out the fire, and after extinguishing the fire, they searched for suspicious traces inch by inch to find out whether the fire had other inside information.

Everything in the palace is being carried out in an orderly manner, and the queen is also handling the affairs outside the palace in an orderly manner.

When the palace concubines saw that the emperor ordered them to take refuge in the palace, they knew that there was another inside story in the Huaguang Palace-it was only the Huaguang Palace that was burned, but not the rest of the harem.

I heard that Zaifu and the officials in the three provincial government offices were also dismissed and went home.

The palace concubines were worried in their hearts, and they were inevitably uneasy, and they looked at the children like eyeballs, and they didn't dare to leave the front for a moment.

The queen was also confused at this time, and received a group of palace concubines in an orderly manner, and after gently asking the princes and princesses whether they were safe, she looked solemn and told them to go and rest in peace, and not to make trouble at such a juncture, otherwise it would reach the ears of the saints, and no one would be able to save them.

The palace concubines felt that the emperor had previously thundered and disobeyed, and after saluting, they each went back to the palace where they lived.

When they left, the queen's face finally showed a little tiredness, and she was vaguely puzzled: "What happened to Huaguang Palace?" Holy ...... Him"

A faint sigh.

……

After Li Yuanda made sure that he was in good health and that there was no danger in the Xuan Chamber, he waited in the quiet room for the final results of the Inner Chamber.

The fire in the Huaguang Hall burned for two hours before it was extinguished, and in the evening of the same day, Jiang Shuo, the deputy commander of the internal guard, rushed to report that it had been discovered in the apse of the Huaguang Palace.

"The minister asked the palace maid who served, and knew that the palace room was originally used to store sundries, and few people would go there, and the fire was menacing, burning the things in that room, and exposing the secret passages hidden in the room."

Li Yuanda let out a soft "oh".

The minister personally led people down to investigate, and found that the middle of the secret passage was blocked, and after ordering people to clear the secret passage, he found that it led directly to a certain mansion in Chongrenfang. The secret passage has not been used for a long time, and there are cobwebs everywhere, but there should have been people passing through it recently, and the dust on the ground has left many footprints. ”

"The Shang Palace Bureau compared the shoes of the concubine and determined that one of them was the concubine, but the footprints of the concubine did not appear at the beginning and middle of the secret passage, and did not appear until the end of the secret passage, and there was no trace of struggle."

Li Yuanda said in his heart that he was carried away by someone, or he was knocked unconscious and taken away, and finally woke up again when he walked out.

"The minister saw that the footprints came and went, but when he left, there were two pairs missing, and he thought that there must be a thief who took advantage of the chaos to infiltrate the forbidden palace, with bad intentions, and quietly let people guard the place where the secret passage was discovered, and sure enough, he caught two sneaky fake chamberlains, and the person has been sent to the edict prison.

Li Yuanda heard that he was very organized and meticulous, and he couldn't help but appreciate a little more, and said that the original owner had a good vision, at least his subordinates still had the ability.

He took off the wrench on his thumb and gave it to Jiang Shuo, and encouraged: "Do things well for the court, I will not treat you badly." ”

Jiang Shuo was quite encouraged and respectfully thanked him: "Thanks to the Holy Master, the minister will definitely repay him!" ”

When he returned to the prison, a subordinate came forward with a gloomy face: "All the punishments have been met, and one of the two of them will not be killed, and the other will bite his tongue while he is unprepared......."

Jiang Shuo's heart paused slightly, his brows furrowed, and when he was having a headache, he saw that the henchman who had gone to explore the way to the mansion had returned, stopped outside the door, and stopped talking.

Jiang Shuo realized this, sent his subordinates to continue interrogating the living one, and motioned with his eyes to his henchmen to follow him to a remote and uninhabited place.

The henchman's face was as earthy as the color of the earth, and his voice was very low: "My lord, I took a few brothers to check the house, only to find out that there was no one living there on weekdays. ”

Jiang Shuo's eyes flashed: "The clue is broken?" ”

The henchman swallowed with difficulty, and his voice was lowered: "The subordinates originally thought that this clue was coming to an end, and when they were about to go out, they suddenly remembered another matter. It is not only the name of the property that records the head of the household, but also the account book when Chongrenfang was first built, and then ran to several yamen, and found that the property has been turned over several times, and finally fell into the hands of the Liang family......

Jiang Shuo obviously thought of a certain place, and couldn't help but change color, and the fierceness in his eyes became more and more obvious: "Which Liang family is it?!" ”

The henchman said in a trembling voice: "The Liang family from the long history of King Yong, my lord! ”

Jiang Shuo's face was cloudy and uncertain, and it was dark and unspeakable.

The henchman persuaded him in a loud voice: "My lord, this case can't be investigated any further!" King Yong is the younger brother of the saint's compatriots, the super prince, and he lost the saint's favorite concubine, a man and a woman climb together, what can happen? Is this something we can do?! ”

He raised his sleeve and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead before continuing: "Even if there is nothing between them, King Yong actually has a secret passage in his hand that can enter the palace at any time, what does it mean?" Whether it's the secret affairs of the palace, or the chaos of the uncle and sister-in-law, we are a little pebble that has been kicked away with one kick, how dare we rush forward? ”

With another ten thousand cautions, he warned in a low voice: "My lord, even if the matter really comes to light, we know about this kind of royal scandal, can the Holy One still tolerate us?!" It's not that the subordinates are afraid of death, it's that we have to think about the whole family! ”

Jiang Shuo's heart was full of flavors, and he was speechless for a while.

After a long time, he finally said, "I want to think about it, you should go back first." ”

The subordinate answered, and walked away with a sense of anxiety.

Jiang Shuo was left alone to stand in place.

A cold wind blew, and he suddenly came back to his senses, only to feel a cold on his forehead and a chill on his back, and when he raised his hand to wipe his sweat, he suddenly saw the transparent wrench on his thumb.

Breathtaking, deep green.

He suddenly shivered and came to his senses.

……

Late at night, Li Yuanda had already rested, but an attendant cautiously replied that Jiang Shuo, the deputy commander of the internal guard, had asked to see him.

Li Yuanda got up in his clothes and sat down in the side hall: "Pass him in." ”

After Jiang Shuo entered the door, he saluted the emperor as usual, and immediately informed him of the conclusion reached after the investigation: "The matter of the precious concubine may have an inextricable relationship with the palace of King Yong. ”

He also told the emperor in detail what he had found: "The mansion where the secret passage is located has been found to be in the name of the governor of King Yong's mansion. ”

"The two false servants went to the edict, one of them committed suicide in search of an opportunity, and the other refused to speak, and the minister saw that he couldn't pry his mouth open, so he boldly pushed back from the Yongwang Mansion, and sure enough, he found that there were two doormen in the Yongwang Mansion who were good at shrinking their bones and changing their appearance, and they were in close harmony with the characteristics of the two people......

Li Yuanda listened silently.

At this time, it was deeper and heavier, and the night insects outside the window were whispering, and a cold wind blew in from the half-open window, which was cold to the bone.

Jiang Shuo knelt on the ground and waited and waited, but he never heard the emperor speak, and cautiously raised his head to look, but saw a scene that made him shocked.

The Emperor sat alone on the throne with a look of great emotion, and a tear slid down his resolute cheek and disappeared soon after entering the thick and luxurious carpet.

"I and King Yong, brothers, mothers and compatriots, why are we here!"

Jiang Shuo's heart suddenly swelled up with extremely complicated emotions.

And the emperor quickly calmed down: "I remember that you are the deputy commander of the internal guard? ”

Jiang Shuo said: "Yes." ”

The emperor said: "You are doing things very properly, I like it very much." From now on, you will do the right thing. ”

Jiang Shuo's heart trembled suddenly, and a wave of joy arose.

He restrained himself with all his might, did not show any different colors, and responded respectfully: "Yes." ”

Seeing that the emperor had no more orders, Jiang Shuo stood up, lowered his head and quickly retreated.

Jiang Shuo left, but Li Yuanda did not rush to rest again, but walked to the small case in front of the bed.

There was a thin document on it, and the big seal of Jingzhao Yin's Mansion was stamped on it, and if Jiang Shuo's henchmen were here, they would probably recognize it, this was the page that had been torn off.

There is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people.

But while being at the top, he was destined to be accompanied by doubt for a lifetime.

Li Yuanda got up, took off the lid of the lampshade, twisted up the thin sheet of paper, burned it, watched it gradually turn into ashes, and finally laughed.

"The so-called emperor."

Chapter 70

The fire in the Huaguang Palace burned down a number of concubines and princesses from the palace, and the precious concubines who had been favored by the emperor were unknown and their whereabouts were unknown.

At the same time, the internal guard found a secret passage in the apse of the Huaguang Palace where the precious concubine lived, and the exit at the other end of the secret passage was located in a mansion in Chongren Fang, Chang'an, and the owner of the mansion was none other than Liang Wenmin, the chief of the Yongwang Mansion.

The internal guards also captured two sneaky fake chamberlains in the palace, and after inspection and torture, it was found that these two people were the Jianghu guests recruited by the Yongwang Mansion.

Both clues point to King Yong, the younger brother of today's son, but what to do next depends on the emperor's intentions.

Did Shi Liang Wenmin, the head of King Yong's mansion, directly arrest and torture him, and force him to ask about the whereabouts of the concubine, or did the emperor issue an order to reprimand King Yong, and order Zongzheng and Dali Temple to investigate this shocking case together?

Or is the emperor kind, for the sake of the deceased queen mother, who is not to blame for the past, and directly announced to the public that the precious concubine died due to the fire in the Huaguang Palace, and gently turned this page over?

Li Yuanda did not want to choose any of them, so he quietly asked Mrs. Liu, who had taught the original owner and had always been known for his uprightness, to enter the palace to discuss matters, and after dismissing the attendants, he informed him of all the things in the palace.

He wept and was saddened: "I and King Yong are siblings, and they are the closest. Before the queen mother died, she repeatedly told me to treat my brother well, not to doubt him, and I also agreed to her old man, as soon as he came of age, I named him the king of Yong, and treated him very kindly, all the kings went to the fiefdom, but he stayed in the capital alone, and almost gave him all his heart and liver......"

While crying, Li Yuanda scolded the original owner in his heart for being stupid, isn't this rushing to bury mines beside him!

Don't you have no son, why did you leave your brother who was so close by blood in Chang'an?

When will there be a coup d'état, so that he can be dressed in a yellow robe?

Even if you can have a deep brotherly relationship with him when you are in power, can you make sure that your son will not feel that this imperial uncle is dazzling when he ascends to the throne?

Brotherhood isn't like that, friend!

When he knew where the secret passage in the palace led, Li Yuanda sentenced King Yong to death in his heart, regardless of whether he and the precious concubine were innocent or not, and whether he had a deep brotherhood with the original owner, he had to die!

As a vassal king, you have a secret passage that the emperor himself doesn't know about, and you can hide from everyone at any time to enter the forbidden palace, what the do you want to do?!

It doesn't matter whether King Yong has this idea or not, the important thing is that he has this way, and once he thinks about it, the consequences will be unimaginable!

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep!

Li Yuanda was moved with murderous intent, but the expression on his face became more and more sad: "If he is interested in the concubine, why didn't he include her in the palace as soon as possible, and then do this kind of thing after I welcome her into the palace, I treat him with the affection of flesh and blood, lest I thin him somewhere, but I don't know where he puts my brother's face?" ”

As the emperor of the dynasty and the person who ruled the forest, Liu Taifu certainly had a reputation for being upright and loyal, but at the same time, he also had the drawbacks of the times -- he was an iron-clad straight man.

For a woman like the precious concubine who was born in a Qinglou but was favored by the emperor and caused the emperor to waste political affairs, he has only one opinion - red face and trouble, she should be killed!

What, an egg that doesn't slap and flies don't bite seamlessly, the emperor himself is not a good thing?

How could a scholar who was loyal to the monarch have such a disrespectful idea that the Son of Heaven must be holy, and if he did something unholy one day......

It must be a demon girl and a fox, blinding the Sacred Heart!

At the beginning, the emperor insisted on welcoming the precious concubine into the palace, Liu Taifu was extremely opposed, and the court spoke bluntly for this, but the emperor was obsessed with the concubine, and took advantage of the private affairs of the harem is a loophole in the family affairs of the Son of Heaven, and under the encouragement of several sycophants in the court, the concubine was brought into the palace, and finally the matter ended hastily with Liu Taifu and the official scolding in the court for several days.

At that time, Mrs. Hou Liu regarded the woman as the Daji of Shang and the praise of Zhou, the source of disaster to the country and the people, and the bane of the charm of the monarch.

Now that he learned that this woman was still inextricably linked to King Yong, she raised her eyebrows and looked angry, and the gas tank of anger that had been stored in her heart for a long time was unscrewed:

"The old minister has long said that this woman was born in a prostitute family, and she has not been taught by the Holy Religion, so she must not be welcomed into the palace, and she is ordered to worship the woman, and she is disrupting our dynasty, and now she has colluded with the vassal king, fornicated outside the palace, and done such a ridiculous and shameless thing......"