Chapter 288: Psychological Temptation
Princess Pingyang felt that the women in the palace absolutely liked this watch, and they would definitely ask her where she got it?
They will also pay a high price to buy, and Liu Zhang knows that people in this era are also very trendy.
Princess Pingyang chatted a few words, and asked the maidservant to prepare a first-class room for Liu Zhang and Liu Zhengchen.
They went back to their rooms to rest, and some of the things they said tomorrow were.
After breakfast the next day, Liu Zhang took Liu Zhengchen to meet the emperor.
Princess Pingyang took them with her, and Cao Xiang was going to the barracks for daily duty.
Liu Zhang and the others came to the palace gate in a carriage, and the palace gate guards checked their identities.
Then he reported it to Huang Menlang, who informed the emperor.
If the emperor allows him to be summoned, Huang Menlang is taking the summoned person to the emperor.
Liu Zhang and Liu Zhengchen followed Huang Menlang to the Linhua Hall of Changle Palace, where the emperor and his ministers had a small meeting.
Liu Zhang and Liu Zhengchen visited Liu Che, and Huo Qubing was also here.
"Red Marquis Liu Zhang, see Your Majesty." Liu Zhang saluted Liu Che in the sky.
Liu Zhang folded his hands, pressed his left hand against his right hand, and raised it above his head to worship.
"Concubine Liu Zhengchen, see Your Majesty."
Liu Zhengchen's salute was similar to Liu Zhang's, her right hand pressed against the back of her left hand.
Hands folded above the head, then bowed to the emperor at sixty degrees.
Generally, you don't need to bow down to see the emperor, which is also the biggest ceremony.
Huo Quzhi was very favored by Liu Che and often took him with him.
Huo Quzhi is a cold and arrogant young man, and he is very arrogant to others.
He was only absolutely loyal to the emperor, Liu Che asked them to sit down and said.
The rosewood floor is upholstered and has a heel.
There is no sofa here, Liu Zhang guessed that everyone was sitting here in this way, more serious and solemn.
Liu Zhang sat on the east side, and Liu Zhengchen sat on the west side.
The two of them sat opposite each other, and Liu Che sat on the north side, which had the potential to reign over the world.
"Liu Zhang, I heard that a few days ago, the Honghou Mansion caught fire. But if someone is injured, who is responsible? ”
"Your Majesty Xie is concerned, a few days ago, the fire was extinguished. The man who set the fire was named Dou Diao, and he had committed suicide by poisoning. His family did not know about it, and the official government of the Red Marquis State was investigating. ”
The reason why Liu Zhang said that Doudiao's family did not know was because he didn't want them to be punished for no reason.
He knew very well that the Honghou Mansion was on fire, and it had nothing to do with Liu Jian, the king of Jiangdu.
He wouldn't say it in front of Liu Che, there was no conclusive evidence for this.
Liu Zhang couldn't figure out what Liu Che was thinking, and he couldn't read minds.
If the Imperial Lieutenant is responsible for the investigation, it is the means of those who are in the Imperial Lieutenant Administration.
can quickly investigate the results, Liu Zhang just lowered his head slightly.
That fire was really frightening, thanks to all the efforts of the Honghou Mansion to extinguish the fire.
"At that time, I was also living in the Honghou Mansion, and the fire was very big. The fire was fought by strong winds, and if it weren't for the efforts of everyone in the house to extinguish the fire, we might all be killed in the fire. ”
Liu Zhengchen saw the fire at that time, and the people of the Honghou Mansion used the most effective fire extinguishing equipment.
If you use water to extinguish a fire, it may be very ineffective.
The fire was really scary, and Liu Zhengchen couldn't help but be scared for a while.
"There are people patrolling the Honghou Mansion every day, and they also remind everyone in the mansion to deliberately set fires. Obviously, someone deliberately set the fire. ”
Liu Zhengchen clenched his fists, and he also knew that the fire was most likely caused by Liu Jian's subordinates.
"After I heard about it, I have already sent someone from the Imperial Lieutenant Office to investigate."
Liu Che analyzed the people who had grievances with Liu Zhang and determined that Liu Jian was the most suspicious.
When he learned that there was a fire in the Honghou Mansion, Liu Che asked the people from the Tingwei Office to investigate.
A few days have passed, and no news has come from it, and there may be no results of the investigation.
The person who monitored Liu Jian, the king of Jiangdu, reported that everything was normal, and he did not give orders to his subordinates to go to the Honghou Mansion to set fire.
It is possible that his disciples are arrogant, and they use extreme means to retaliate against the people of the Red Marquis Mansion.
This matter must be investigated, so that Liu Zhang can know.
Otherwise, I thought that he had always favored Liu Jian, and the pressure of public opinion should not be underestimated.
"Who do you think is the most suspicious? I've had people look into the people you suspect. ”
"Your Majesty, there are many people who have a grudge against the minister, and the minister really doesn't know who did it."
Isn't it embarrassing for him, though he has doubters.
Liu Che visited the Red Marquis Kingdom, and asked him so at the beginning.
Liu Zhang didn't say it explicit at the beginning, he thought that everything needed conclusive evidence.
"We can't be sure who did it until we have hard evidence. Although it is doubt, it may not be very good to say it. ”
Liu Zhengchen said for Liu Zhang that he usually helps her.
If they had to say it, Liu Zhengchen would say his eldest brother.
"You're worried that I'll blame, I just want to hear your truth."
Liu Che didn't blame them, and he didn't mean to set a trap for them.
"Your Majesty, let the concubine come to me, the concubine suspects that she is the eldest brother of the concubine."
Liu Zhengchen is not afraid that Liu Che will be angry, and it will be different if Liu Zhang says it.
She is Liu Che's niece, after all, the blood relationship is relatively close.
Maybe Liu Che really just wants to hear them say the doubts in their hearts, and he won't blame them for being right or wrong.
Liu Che could see that Liu Zhang was very cautious. I'm afraid of being blamed for saying the wrong thing.
"I think he is more suspicious, and the people sent by the Imperial Lieutenant Office have not yet sent a message back."
Seeing that the two of them were a little nervous, according to the report of the Xuanyi Guard of the Honghou Mansion.
The people of the Honghou Mansion have been behaving normally recently, and the Xuanyi Guard will continue to monitor their every move.
Although the minister has some suspicions, there is no evidence, so naturally he can't talk nonsense. If the king of Jiangdu is here, he will give the minister a false accusation. ”
Liu Zhang said cautiously, he didn't do anything wrong.
"In addition to King Jiangdu, there are also several families who have had a holiday with you. They ignored the laws of the imperial court and did not take the red marquis in their eyes. ”
Recently, Huo Quzhi also heard that Liu Zhang was plotted by some people, and he was passive every time.
This made people feel very aggrieved, and Huo Qubing thought that it would be better to send them to the north to fight against the Xiongnu.
These people are usually arrogant, they just like to bully the weak.
Huo Quzhi felt that Liu Zhang had done the right thing, and he strictly abided by the laws of the Han Dynasty.
also exercised his rights, and those who bullied him did not end well.
"Zhang Zi, Mo Gui, and Zhang looked at their strange deaths and examined their bodies. There were no injuries and no signs of poisoning. ”
The result given by the local government was that he died violently due to illness, and Liu Che felt that this was unlikely.
It was someone who used more clever means to make them die suddenly.
And the people who killed them came and went without a trace, and no one found out.
There was no fight at the scene of the crime, and they were fine before the accident.
Liu Che suspected that this matter had something to do with Liu Zhang, and what he said just now was to test him.
Seeing that Liu Zhang's expression was calm, either he didn't send someone to kill them.
Either his psychological quality is absolutely excellent, the second possibility.
Liu Zhang is also too terrible, he is cautious and does not leave any traces of killing.
These people had a grudge against Liu Zhang, and Xuan Yiwei watched him closely during that time.
He had no contact with strangers except for his family.
His family did not spend money on the Assassin Order, and Liu Che always felt that this matter had a lot to do with Liu Zhang.
"They may have offended the others and were killed by the Assassins hired by the enemy. Although Chen had a holiday with them, the minister would never do anything against the law. ”
These things were indeed done by Liu Zhang, of course, he would not admit it.
These people are innocent, and they have touched his scales.
Liu Zhang's psychological quality is excellent, but he can't look directly at Liu Che's gaze.
This is very impolite behavior, and I really can't guess what Liu Che is thinking.
Always tempted him, as if he didn't trust him very much.
If you want to have a psychological war with him, let's have a competition.
As a human being in two lives, Liu Zhang is not only smart, but also able to cope with all kinds of pressure.
"Last summer and May, the Xiongnu entered the Han border and plundered, how did you know which counties they would go to?"
"The minister knows the art of divination, and he may not be accurate. Just in case, he sent someone to inform His Majesty, and asked His Majesty to inform the northern counties to be prepared. ”
The reason why Liu Zhang dared to do this was that he was very familiar with history, and second, he had a strong premonition.
"Then can you do another divination? When will the Xiongnu invade and plunder this year? ”
"Divination requires some utensils, tortoise shells and bronze coins. It's no wonder that the ministers may not be able to look forward to Your Majesty. ”
Liu Che nodded slightly, he had already prepared for him.
He made it inside. Go and get the tortoise shell and ancient money, and let Liu Zhang make a divination in front of everyone.
It's really a coincidence, Liu Zhang liked to study "Zhou Yi" before crossing over.
After a while, the chamberlain brought some intact tortoise shells.
A small stove was also brought to burn the tortoise shell divination, which was also the most commonly used method.
Liu Che They want to see what kind of way Liu Zhang uses to tell the hexagram, can they see it?
It doesn't matter if you're not allowed, you really can't blame him, maybe he usually just plays casually.