Li Yi sat at the stone table in the yard, flipping through the files sent by the Secret Service.
After two times, there is still no gain.
This time, the person who was hiding in the dark was extremely cautious. He clearly could influence the Minister of Criminal Justice by himself, but he just took advantage of his corrupt temperament and did not show any flaws. He even did not hesitate to poison the son of the courtier. No one can bear the anger of the emperor and the officials.
Even Li Yi himself couldn't guess who had such courage.
However, whether you can guess or not is not such an important matter. Let the secret spy department and Dali Temple investigate the case first. According to some clues found before, the possibility of the King of Shu is higher. , although Li Yi still feels that the IQ of King Shu is not enough to arrange this matter, but no matter who he is, he can't be separated from him, so he must be looking for...
After thinking for a while, seeing that Miss Liu Er seemed to be going out, Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Ruyi, come here."
"What's the matter?" Second Miss Liu walked over with her sword in her arms.
"Are you busy these days?" Li Yi asked casually.
Miss Liu Er frowned, the hero meeting is coming soon, of course she is very busy, so she said angrily: "What's the matter, tell me quickly!"
Li Yi stood up, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "If there is something on hand, let it go for now. There is a difficult task in the organization, and I will leave it to you to complete..."
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"My lord, my subordinates have sent someone to ask clearly. In today's case, someone bought the servants of the Chen family with a lot of money. After poisoning Mr. Chen, they blamed those women and bribed Zhao Shilang of the Criminal Department. Li Yi, Bo Li of Chang'an County, went into the water, but it was a pity that the Secret Service Division intervened on the way. He solved the case with thunder in the court, and revealed to His Majesty the matter of accepting bribes by the servant of the Criminal Ministry. His Majesty was furious and sent the Secret Service Division and Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate matter, severely punish the mastermind behind the scenes..."
In the Palace of the King of Shu, a servant reported these things to the King of Shu.
"It's a pity..." The King of Shu sighed, with an unconcealable look of disappointment on his face.
Using that woman named Zeng Zuimo as a breakthrough is something he has been doing all the time, but that group of trash has never had a chance to do it, and he never thought that someone would think of going with him.
He was a little depressed at the moment, why didn't he think of such a wonderful method, and what was even more depressed was that even so, it still didn't cause any substantial trouble to him.
The Secret Service Secretary is simply meddling in his own business, and after he takes over, he must thoroughly clean up the place.
In addition, the king of Shu also had complaints about the person behind the scenes. After this incident, Zhao Guangyuan, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, might be finished. One point—everything has gone wrong recently, all because of that damned Li Yi.
"Your Highness, there is one more matter. I don't know if I should say it or not." There was a hint of hesitation on the face of the servant, and he hesitated to speak.
"Hesitate, say!"
The king of Shu was in a bad mood at this time, he glanced at him and said.
The man thought for a while, and said, "Outside, there are rumors outside, this incident was secretly ordered by His Highness..."
"What?" The King of Shu's complexion changed, and he stood up abruptly from his seat, "What did you say!"
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Qin Mansion.
Qin Xiang sat on the main seat, and there were many figures below. Although they were all dressed in casual clothes, if you carefully identified them, you would recognize many familiar faces in the court.
Qin Xiang is the elder of the three dynasties, and has a wide influence on the court, because he has always supported the King of Shu, and Qin Xiang's family, naturally also surrounded by the King of Shu, is a force that cannot be ignored.
Once the team above the court is chosen, they cannot turn back easily. If the king of Shu is in the top position, it will have infinite benefits for them. At this time, they will naturally help him wholeheartedly.
"Master Xiang, could it be that His Highness really did what happened this time?" An official looked at Qin Xiang helplessly and asked.
After today, as for the mastermind behind that case, many spearheads in the court are pointing at the King of Shu. If they are allowed to develop, it will be extremely detrimental to them.
Qin Xiang took a sip of tea and said, "Your Majesty has ordered the Dali Temple to investigate this matter. Facts have their own conclusions. Don't spread rumors."
"That's what I said, but there have been similar rumors in the court and among the people. If you ignore this, it may damage the reputation of His Highness the King of Shu." The official said again.
As soon as this remark came out, several people below silently bowed their heads.
King Shu King, Your Highness, what reputation is there now
They have long been accustomed to the things His Highness would do to discredit his reputation every few days.
Among the crowd, Chen Chong murmured for a moment, and said: "The rumors among the people must be curbed. Once they are found to slander the prince, they must be severely punished."
"What Mr. Chen said is that such rumors should not be allowed to continue to spread." Chen Chong represented the Duke Chen's mansion. As a matter of fact, he himself had a high status in the court. As soon as the words fell, some people agreed.
"I'm afraid Master Chen from the Ministry of Rites has to speak up on this matter, after all..." One person followed up, but suddenly asked curiously: "Where is Master Chen?"
Another person said: "When Mr. Chen returned home, he closed the door to thank the guests. No one was seen, and he didn't come over today."
When everyone heard this, their faces changed slightly.
It is understandable for Master Chen to be saddened by the loss of his beloved son, but to thank guests behind closed doors, without seeing anyone, is somewhat abnormal.
Could it be that he...
Thinking of the way Lord Chen looked at King Shu outside the palace today, they seemed to realize something.
Mr. Chen is one of them, even if he is like this, let alone the other ministers in the court, everyone sighed silently in their hearts.
Your Highness, Your Highness, what are you doing, are you really trying to make everyone feel alienated
"Your Highness, these years have been so smooth." Qin Xiang finally opened his mouth, and said slowly: "As the eldest son of His Majesty, he is the most qualified to inherit the throne, and I am waiting behind him to help him, so that his virtue has not been cultivated." , to breed arrogance, and become what it is today, this is our responsibility..."
When everyone heard this, their complexions also became complicated.
"Virtue has not been cultivated" can make Qin Xiang use such words to describe him, which shows what he looks like in Qin Xiang's heart...
If they had known today, they would not have committed such crimes in the past, but now, it seems that there is no turning back.
Not long after, when everyone came out of Qin Xiang's mansion one after another, the King of Shu looked at a returned invitation card on the table, and his face gradually became gloomy.
"Your Highness, Mr. Chen..."
"Get out, get out of here for me!"
Hearing the sound of fury coming from the hall, as well as the sound of tables falling and plates breaking, the two maids standing outside the door looked at each other, their faces pale and their bodies trembling slightly...
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Wan Xu walked on the street with his hands behind his back, stopping from time to time to listen to the gossip of the people on the street. If he heard something interesting, he would stop for a while and interject a few words. Dressed in Tsing Yi, he looked like an idle scholar.
There are quite a few people dressed like him in every street, every corner of the capital, and the people of Kyoto will naturally not know that the person who just talked with them loudly, commented on music and listened to operas, may be a certain censor in the court, Because of their few words, I just read a book by a certain big man in front of the emperor this morning...
Wan Xu is in a pretty good mood these days. Since his wife joined the women's union and was able to buy the latest perfume at an internal price, his meager salary can finally cover his income.
Recently, there have been a lot of affairs at the Yushitai. An extremely bad case happened in Kyoto two days ago. The eldest son of a member of the Ministry of Rites, Uiro, was killed. After such a bad case, the Dali Temple and the Secret Service Division were busy investigating the case, and the censors' eyes were sharpened, staring at the most suspected people, ready to fight at any time.
Of course, the identities of those who may be involved are extremely sensitive, even including a certain prince. The censors dare not talk nonsense, and everything has to be based on evidence.
"The ancestral system cannot be abolished; the eldest son, sits on the throne; the heavenly punishment rises, the prestige spreads; Jing Guoxing, the virtuous become the king..."
While thinking in his heart, a group of urchins with candied haws in their hands whizzed past him, chirping, singing like some unknown song.
"What is Jing Guoxing, who is called king..." Wan Xu only heard the last sentence clearly, shook his head, and was about to leave, but his footsteps stopped suddenly at a certain moment.
He turned his head, looked at the direction in which the urchins were leaving, opened his mouth wide, with a terrified expression, and after recovering, he immediately chased after them with big strides.