It is a big point about who should investigate this matter, and His Majesty the Emperor is right, since he asked those people to participate in the entrance test, and those people were assassinated on the road, it is natural that he should be asked to investigate it himself, so as to give everyone an explanation.

You must know that not every case is that the emperor has something to take care of, and being able to let an emperor personally investigate it is already the greatest respect and attention to the deceased.

However, if His Majesty the Emperor, who is the biggest suspect, asks him to investigate, wouldn't that be what he says?

Maybe in two days, the truth will be revealed before the assassinated students even return to the capital.

And the one who died on the burden of this great crime was just a person who was dissatisfied with His Majesty the Emperor and delusionally thought that he could use this matter to blame the emperor.

Perhaps, after the death of that man, His Majesty will be able to take advantage of some of his grievances, such as the lack of supervision of officials, and the fact that he can oppress the people, to control some other things that are beneficial to him.

No matter how you look at it, His Majesty the Emperor's words are continuing to point the finger at himself.

But if it is investigated by the Tingwei Mansion, then the matter is completely reversed, because Tingwei is not his person.

This is exactly what Li Si doesn't understand, just now when Li Si said that he wanted to sing the praises of those who died and give them the status of meritorious heroes, His Majesty the Emperor didn't seem to have any objections, but why did he maintain an objection here?

Even if the emperor knew that he couldn't be investigated by the Tingwei Mansion, he didn't have to investigate in person to make others suspect him, and he could find an outsider to take charge of this matter, which was the best way to clear his suspicion and not let people doubt it.

Li Si smiled, his lips twitched, and he said: "What Your Majesty said is very true, and the minister is just at the behest of His Majesty to help sort out this matter, and the specific situation has to wait until everyone returns to the capital, and then everyone will discuss some details." ”

The emperor nodded slightly, and said: "Not many people know about this matter, let's wait for the students to come back, and don't disclose the news first, so as not to make the courtiers frightened." ”

Li Si has no objection to the blocking of news.

Although the courtiers were terrified when they learned about it, because no one knew whether their son had died on the way.

There was only one copy of the letter, and it was impossible to read it out loud in the court, and every word was nothing more than a slap in the face of this majesty and a complaint of his crimes.

The assassination of the test participants on the way back to the capital, coupled with the heavy casualties, is enough to make the court officials desperately accuse His Majesty the Emperor before they know what happened, and have more time to ferment this matter, and the longer the fermentation, the more unfavorable it will be to His Majesty the Emperor.

However, from another point of view, instead of letting the courtiers speculate about whether their son was dead or not all day long, it is better to wait for the survivors to tell the survivors themselves after they return to the capital.

Both the emperor and Li Si knew about these things, so the emperor would propose to block the news first and wait for the students to come back.

And Li Si naturally has to agree, if he doesn't agree, it shows the wolf's ambition, that is, he wants this matter to ferment, and he will not act so imprudently.

As for who should investigate this matter, it is exactly like what the two of them said before, but the monarch and the minister will analyze and analyze this matter first, how to investigate it specifically, and who should check it, those are all things that need to be discussed together after the news reaches everyone's ears.

It's just that this kind of news can really be blocked so easily? How is it possible?

In the middle of the night, when the horse entered the city quickly, naturally there was something big to happen, and there was always one ear with the tip of the ear who could hear some movement, and if His Majesty the Emperor did not say a word about this matter and concealed it in the morning of the second day, how could it not make people suspicious and want to ask questions?

His Majesty the Emperor cautiously spoke: "Your Excellency, this matter has just come from He'an County, and now you and I know it, if there are ministers who ask about it tomorrow morning, I am the only one who asks." ”

Li Si was slightly stunned when he heard this, doesn't this make it clear that he wants to embarrass himself?

In fact, Li Siqing could guess that other officials must have heard the movements of the night and also perceive something. But at this time, His Majesty the Emperor said that this matter was clear to the two of them, what kind of truth was this?

It doesn't sound like a problem, this letter came from He'an County late at night, and it was not in the hands of others along the way, but I have read it here alone, and after reading it, I will talk to you about it, can we just know about it?

But these are just some logical ideas, and His Majesty the Emperor is taking advantage of this loophole.

The key problem is that you can't comment on what he said is wrong, so the corners of Li Si's mouth were bitter, and he could only say with some caution, "This, Your Majesty, although the movement in the night is not big, it is not small, and the courtiers are always a little afraid to guess something, and they ask in the court." So, this, the minister is afraid. Li Si waved his hand and saluted and replied.

His Majesty the Emperor was a little surprised, rubbed his drooping eyelids, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked tentatively: "Is it true? What even the Prime Minister can't guess, others can guess?" I don't believe it. ”

This is still a loophole.

Even you can't guess the prime minister, who else can guess better than you? Say it! I'll change you!

......

Li Si frowned slightly, and from the time he entered the palace to the palace, His Majesty the Emperor asked him if he knew what had happened.

His answer was that he never knew, and even if the other party asked again, his answer remained unchanged.

And at this time, it's always difficult to say, eh, what is His Majesty the Emperor talking about, the old minister just played with you just now, and deliberately pretended not to know.

If you don't have such an official, if you pretend, you have to keep pretending, if you don't know, you don't know, and if you know, you have to say that you don't know.

But now it is difficult in this matter, although His Majesty said in his words that if someone asks him tomorrow morning, he will ask himself, but both of them know that leaking secrets can be big or small, even if it is big, it will not hurt to say it to him, a prime minister, and it will not be able to move at all.

But on the other hand, this has already shown that the emperor is just reminding himself.

The implication is that I'm already going to start doing it to you, so get myself ready?

There are not too many surprises and bad things for these prime ministers Li Si, in the eyes of others, they are all working for the imperial court on the surface, but the emperor and himself know that they have never been a group of people.

Who is His Majesty the Emperor?

He will tolerate these things because of the tolerance that the emperor needs, but this tolerance does not mean that he will always be so tolerant, so in the face of the prime minister, he did not show any motives and thoughts before, but this time it has become completely different.

Through this incident, it is already clear that if the emperor wants to target only one person, there are methods.

What he wanted to convey to Li Si through that sentence was such a simple but easily forgotten right by some people.

This right is supreme.

Prime Minister Li Si bowed his head and saluted, and replied: "The minister understands, the minister must be tight-lipped. ”

The emperor nodded with some satisfaction, "Your Excellency is doing things, I should be relieved." Suddenly he thought of something, and then asked: "By the way, I suddenly remembered something, according to the father-in-law who went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to invite the adult, the adult walked alone on the street late at night, and it seemed that the direction was... I wonder if there is anything important that you want to talk to?"

Li Si looked at Hou Zai's side, the father-in-law who hadn't spoken since he led him into the palace, and licked his lips without a trace.

No one has spoken, how did you hear about it?

The father-in-law didn't seem to dare to say anything, let alone look directly into Li Si's eyes, so he had to bow his head slightly, but his body was trembling.

Seeing that Li Si did not answer for a long time, the emperor was furious, looked at the father-in-law behind him and said: "Bastard! Dare to lie about the whereabouts of the prime minister to me, what is the intention of the dog slave! Is it possible that he dares to provoke the relationship between me and the prime minister?"

A minion, how dare he?

Hurriedly knelt down and saluted, chanting in pieces: "The slave should die, the slave should die." ”

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded, sighed softly, and said coldly: "Since you deserve to die, then go and die." ”

There was no mood swing in the words, no anger, not even as frightening as his last question, as simple and casual as saying that it was time to eat.

But the scene in front of him was no longer simple and casual, and the two guards from outside the hall heard the sound and entered the hall, holding knives and guns, and they were about to do it.

Li Si glanced back at the two guards who were slowly walking into the hall, and felt a chill on his back, not because he couldn't see swords and guns, let alone afraid of seeing bloodshed and murder.

It's that the sword and gun in the guard's hand are not left on anyone's head before they fall.

Although His Majesty the Emperor asked the object of the crime was the father-in-law, the Prime Minister felt that the swords and guns behind him were coming at him.

This kind of picture was also experienced once by the eldest prince in the same position last autumn, but the fact that the eldest prince is not afraid does not mean that he is not afraid.

The eldest prince is the eldest son of the first emperor and has been the crown prince for 20 years, and his influence in the capital is very widespread, which can be said to be deep-rooted.

No matter how long it has been since the death of the first emperor, as long as someone uses the article, it can be said that the bones of the first emperor are not cold.

Speaking of this kind of oil and vinegar, the bones of the first emperor are not cold, and His Majesty the emperor, who has just succeeded to the throne, is impatient to kill his siblings, the eldest son who was the crown prince.

The suppression of tyrants has always been the main cause of public resentment and riots in various places.

Why rebel? There is no food to eat, the rulers are incompetent, and there are not many people who want to rebel when they live and work in peace and contentment.

In this case, even if Dachang can suppress it by force, but His Majesty the Emperor who is far away in the imperial city still wants to be able to sit in that position safely?

When the time comes, let alone the name of a tyrant after death, it will be the best result, and it is not impossible for the country to change hands.

But in the face of the Prime Minister, the emperor was far from having such concerns, so Li Si hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "Your Majesty is serious, the minister did meet this father-in-law outside the mansion." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth, and he raised a hand, and the guards outside the palace retreated when he saw this, and the emperor spoke: "So, isn't that dog slave deceiving the king?"