"Isn't this because of that Yaochi holy water?"
In the main hall of Dali Temple, after hearing Liu Dewei's question, Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment and replied subconsciously.
Regarding Yaochi Holy Water, before returning to Yunshan, Li Zexuan heard Li Tai mention it in a telegram, saying that it could cure all diseases and was said to be miraculous. Of course, Li Zexuan also had to admit that the Tianlong Sect is indeed very clever, because most people in the world are greedy for life, especially for those patients who are seriously ill and have no cure. If they have a chance to survive, they may be willing to do anything!
The Tianlong Sect used the holy water of Yaochi to inspire the people's desire for life, so it was able to attract so many followers in a short period of time!
Unexpectedly, when Liu Dewei heard this, he shook his head and said: "Yong'an Hou, do you really believe that there is a panacea or Yaochi holy water in this world that can cure all diseases?"
Li Zexuan frowned and replied decisively: "Of course I don't believe in this! Heaven and earth produce all things, and all things can both grow and fight each other. All medicines are symptomatic treatments. Whatever disease you have, you have to use the medicine. If someone says that there is a medicine that can cure all diseases, then this person must be a liar!"
In the 21st century, the medical conditions are so advanced, but there are still so many incurable terminal diseases. In the Tang Dynasty, where the medical conditions are backward, how can there be a magic medicine that can cure all diseases? Li Zexuan would never believe these nonsense!
Hearing this, Liu Dewei stroked his beard and smiled: "Haha! You are not the only one who doesn't believe it, Marquis Yong'an? Anyone with a little knowledge of medicine will not believe that the holy water of Yaochi can cure all diseases! Ande Zhong, as the emperor's side at that time, The chief manager, how vast his knowledge and experience are? How could he not know this? Besides, Ande Zhong himself is in good health, and I have not heard that he has any family members who are sick in bed. The so-called Yaochi Holy Water is nothing to him. Attraction!”
Hearing what Liu Dewei said, Li Zexuan was startled, because he felt that what Liu Dewei said was very reasonable. Before, people were rushing to join the Tianlong Sect because of the Yaochi Holy Water. He subconsciously thought that all the people who joined the Tianlong Sect were because of the Yaochi Holy Water. Yaochi holy water! But he ignored the most basic demand issue. Many people actually do not believe in or need Tianlong Holy Water! For example, Ande Zhong!
"Then in Liu Siqing's opinion, what is the reason why Ande Zhong betrayed the imperial court and helped Zhou to commit evil?"
After a moment of silence, Li Zexuan said seriously.
Liu Dewei stroked his beard and said with twinkling eyes: "People's hearts are complicated when they say it is complicated, but when they say it is simple, it is also very simple! People in the world pursue profit, not for life, but for wealth or fame! Ande Zhong has lived in the palace for a long time, and now Even if he has lost the Holy Family, he will definitely not be short of money, so he is not doing this for life or wealth, but for fame!"
"For fame?"
Li Zexuan frowned and said suspiciously: "You mean, Ande Zhong wants to make a comeback with the power of the Tianlong Sect?"
"Most likely!"
Liu Dewei nodded and said.
Li Zexuan pinched his chin, pondered for a moment and couldn't help but said: "But why is Ande Zhong so sure that the Tianlong Sect can help him make a comeback? Today, the imperial court has strong soldiers and horses, and the city of Chang'an has high walls and thick walls. The Tianlong Sect only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. , even if there are 100,000, trying to break through Chang'an City is probably just wishful thinking. Ande Zhong can only live a good life, so why take the risk?"
Liu Dewei couldn't help but sigh: "After all, it's all human greed! But Yong'an Hou, your doubts are not unreasonable. Ande Zhong believes in the Tianlong Sect so much, there must be other secrets behind it! In fact, there must be other secrets behind it! A few days before you returned to Chang'an, I felt that there seemed to be an undercurrent surging in Chang'an City. I also sent many people from Dali Temple to investigate secretly, but in the end nothing was found! Now that I think about it, Tianlong The Sect has been trying to win over some court officials and palace eunuchs since a few days ago! Chang'an City is indeed riddled with holes that have been infiltrated by the Tianlong Sect!"
Li Zexuan said thoughtfully: "I feel that the identity of the dragon head of the Tianlong Sect must be extraordinary, but Commander Li did not mention any information related to the dragon head of the Tianlong Sect in the letter, but this also shows that this person is Tianlong Sect Zhongding is extremely mysterious and has not shown his true face! We cannot rule out the possibility that his identity is the key to why people like An Dezhong chose to defect to Tianlong Sect and betray the imperial court!"
When Liu Dewei heard this, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "That's right! I have guessed this in private, but I really can't figure out what the identity of the Dragon Head of the Tianlong Sect is, so that Ande Zhong can Such a person surrenders without reservation?"
Li Zexuan frowned and thought about it, but Ye couldn't think of a reason, so he had no choice but to say: "At this point, if you want to find out the truth, you can only wait for Chang Ping and Sun Tingwei to catch Ande Zhong's accomplices before interrogating them. Got it!"
Liu Dewei did not respond. He just twitched his chin and thought about the problem. After a long silence in the main hall, Liu Dewei's expression changed and he suddenly said: "Could the dragon head of the Tianlong Sect have anything to do with him?"
"Who? Who is it related to?"
Hearing Liu Dewei say something without any reason, Li Zexuan asked quickly.
Liu Dewei took a deep look at Li Zexuan and did not answer immediately. After a moment, he sighed with a complicated look on his face, shook his head and said: "Nothing! Nothing! As I get older, I like to think wildly!"
Li Zexuan obviously didn't believe Liu Dewei's "nonsense". He couldn't help but said: "Liu Siqing, although we have cracked the Tianlong Sect's conspiracy to blow up the Ancestral Temple, Chang'an City is still in danger. If you thought If you have any key issues, please tell me directly. No matter what, I will keep them confidential for you, so you don’t have to worry!"
"Haha! As an old man who is about to retire and return to his hometown, what worries can I have? It's just that sometimes, the more you know, the better! I'm doing it for your own good too!"
Liu Dewei shook his head and laughed.
Li Zexuan just wanted to know the truth at this time, because he didn't want anything to happen to Chang'an City tomorrow, so he insisted: "Liu Siqing, the national crisis is at the forefront. This junior has already ignored personal honor and disgrace. If you really think of something, please tell the truth. tell!"
Liu Dewei pursed his lips, then looked at Li Zexuan with a serious face and asked, "Do you really want to know who that person is?"
"Yeah! That's right!"
Li Zexuan nodded affirmatively and said.
Hearing the affirmative answer, Liu Dewei's face suddenly showed a confused smile, and he said two words lightly: "King Xi!!"
"What? King Xi?!"
Suddenly, Li Zexuan was stunned! After being stunned for a while, he finally recovered from the shock and said: "Liu Siqing means that the dragon head of Tianlong Sect is very likely to be related to King Xi? How is this possible?"
"Why is it impossible?"
Liu Dewei said solemnly: "In today's world, apart from the current Holy Emperor and King Xi, who can win over so many officials and eunuchs in a short period of time, I really don't know who has such great charm and influence! And the Marquis of Yong'an Don’t forget, after all, the current Holy Emperor is not in the right position. The whole court seems to be in harmony, but no one knows how many people among them are still looking towards King Xi! At this time, if someone summons them in the name of King Xi, And let them conspire to do something big, do you think they will agree?"
"Bang bang bang!"
The word "Xi Wang" directly made Li Zexuan's heart beat faster, because these two words were taboo in the Zhenguan Dynasty, and no one dared to mention them openly, but what Liu Dewei said next made Li Zexuan even more shocked. Excuse me, what does it mean that "the current Holy Emperor is not in the right position after all"? Brother, although this is something everyone knows, you can’t just say it like this!
What's going on with Lao Liu today? Why do you dare to say anything
Li Zexuan couldn't help but murmur in his heart. In his mind, Liu Dewei used to be a very cautious, mature and dignified person. He spoke very measuredly, saying only what he should say, and never revealing what he shouldn't say. Not at all, but why is it so unusual today
In fact, the reason behind it is very simple, not as complicated as Li Zexuan thought. Liu Dewei just wanted to retire. He wanted to support his younger generations before retiring, that's all!
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have said those words even to death!
"But wasn't King Xi already dead back then?"
Li Zexuan racked his brains for a long time and couldn't think of a reason. He could only put the question aside for the time being and ask instead.
Liu Dewei said in a faint tone: "Although King Xi is dead, there are still remnants alive. I read the files of Dali Temple for the past year a few days ago, and I really found a case related to King Xi!"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan immediately cheered up and listened to Liu Dewei continue: "In March this year, Wang Renbiao, the governor of Qizhou, reported that Zhang Liang, the former magistrate of Yongxian County, attempted to seize Li Jingchu, a commoner's daughter, and framed Li Jingchu's family with the King's Gold Medal. It happened that Wang Renbiao was taking office in Qizhou. Li Jingchu carried the coffin to block the city gate and cried out his grievances. After the incident was revealed, Zhang Liang disappeared. Wang Renbiao asked Dali Temple to issue a wanted order and wanted Zhang Liang throughout the Tang Dynasty. !”
Li Zexuan was shocked, because he was so familiar with this matter. Half a month ago, when he went to the north to exterminate locusts, and when passing through Qizhou, he secretly arranged a match between Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu! It's just that after he matched Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu, he forgot about this matter, but he did not connect this matter to the Tianlong Sect case. For the very key information in the Zhang Liang case, He didn't care much about the gold medal from the beginning to the end!
Liu Dewei is worthy of being the Minister of Dali Temple. With his rigorous thinking logic and meticulous insight, he connected two seemingly unrelated things, and they were so reasonable. At this moment, Li Zexuan couldn't help but admire Lao Liu's ability in solving the case!
Sure enough, there is a specialization in the art industry! Lao Liu's specialty is investigating and interrogating cases. This time he chose to join forces with Dali Temple to investigate the case, which was indeed a wise move!
"Liu Siqing, I have also heard from Renbiao about this matter! According to your analysis, this Zhang Liang must be a remnant of King Xi, and he is very likely to be in the Tianlong Sect at this moment?"
Li Zexuan glanced at Liu Dewei with admiration, and then asked.
Liu Dewei nodded and said: "It's very possible! But now Zhang Liang's whereabouts are irrelevant. The top priority is to find out the officials in Chang'an City who are connected with the Tianlong Sect. Ande Zhong was not only a popular figure around the Supreme Emperor, but also They are a very staunch Xiwang faction and have had several conflicts with the current emperor. However, after the emperor ascended the throne, he pardoned almost all the civil and military officers of the Xiwang faction, and Ande Zhong was also included in the pardon!
If the leader of the Tianlong Sect really started an uprising in the name of King Xi, Ande Zhong would most likely defect to the Tianlong Sect! Since Du'e assassinated the prince and princess in the city today, it means that he must be the one lobbying officials in Chang'an City to join the Tianlong Sect these days! Therefore, if you, Marquis of Yong'an, want to track down the court officials who are involved in the Tianlong Sect, you only need to investigate those officials from King Xi's lineage to see if they have been in contact with you recently! "
After listening to Liu Dewei's thorough analysis, Li Zexuan couldn't help but suddenly realized that if the dragon head of the Tianlong Sect was really related to Li Jiancheng, then everything would make sense! After all, it was only more than two years before the Xuanwumen Incident. Many courtiers of Li Jiancheng's faction must still think of Li Jiancheng in their hearts, so as long as they use Li Jiancheng's name, they can get a lot of convenience in Chang'an City!
That's why the sulfur, charcoal powder, and fireworks and gunpowder can be transported to the palace so easily!
"Thank you Liu Siqing for your advice. I will go to meet with the Holy Lord now and investigate all the civil servants and generals of King Xi's faction!"
This matter was so big that Li Zexuan felt that he could not handle it alone. After all, there were so many officials in Li Jiancheng's group back then? Even Wei Zheng was a member of Li Jiancheng's faction back then. This would be very offensive if it were found out! We must pass the "pot" to Li Er!
"Wait!"
Unexpectedly, Liu Dewei said: "Yong'an Hou, do you really think that the Holy One has not seen the person behind the Tianlong Sect at all?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Zexuan was suddenly startled.
Liu Dewei ignored him and continued: "Ande Zhong was able to bypass the imperial city guards and easily transport sulfur, charcoal powder, fireworks and gunpowder to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Your Majesty, you really have never thought about why the Tianlong Sect is in Chang'an." Does the city have such a powerful force? Don’t you think your Majesty has never thought about the origins of the people behind the Tianlong Sect? I guess your Majesty must have thought about it, but King Xi’s faction involves many officials. If you act rashly, I’m afraid it will cause trouble. The city of Chang'an is in chaos, and the country is unstable!"
When Li Er came to the throne, he pardoned all the officials of King Xi's group and even reused Wei Zheng, Li Jiancheng's number one adviser, in order to show the world his tolerance and magnanimity and stabilize the political situation as soon as possible, because the officials of Li Jiancheng's group There are just too many! Kill them all, and the Tang Dynasty will definitely be in chaos again!
Li Zexuan frowned and said: "Then according to what Liu Siqing sees, how should we break the situation now?"
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