The Prince's Mansion is also located in the northwest of the inner city, just a few streets away from Sun's house.
Because this time he was investigating the case as a dragon guard, Sun Shaozong went home and changed into a five-striped ink Jiao swallowing cloud robe, so he took Yang Licai and others to investigate the prince's 'condemnation'
However, after arriving at the Prince's Mansion, the first thing he had to do was not to investigate the truth, but to meet Xu Furen, a senior minister of the cabinet. Such a monstrous case would naturally have to be under the control of a high-ranking official in the DPRK.
In fact, in terms of official position alone, his ranking in the task force may not be able to squeeze into the top five.
Therefore, after Sun Shaozong took his name, he waited outside for half a quarter of an hour before he could see the face of Xu Ge.
uh~
This old Xu Ge's complexion on his 'honored face' seems to be worse than that of Taiwei Qiu. If it weren't for his bright eyes, it would be more appropriate to describe him as a young man and a dying man.
But it's no wonder that the occurrence of a 'solar eclipse', which is considered to be a phenomenon of divine condemnation, must have had one or two Zaifu in the court to take the blame and resign.
Originally, there were six people in the cabinet, and this old Xu Ge was only one of the candidates, and he might not become a scapegoat—but now that the crown prince had an accident, Xu Ge Lao was the first to bear the brunt. Who let him also be the crown prince? What about the title of Taifu
It is estimated that the memorials for impeaching his lack of teaching and causing the prince to be ashamed of his virtue have long been piled on the imperial case of Emperor Guangde.
Compared to a few months ago, when he presided over the Spring Festival and recruited his disciples, his high-spirited appearance really made people feel that the power of heaven was unpredictable and the world was impermanent.
Although Elder Xu Ge may fall from power at any time, Sun Shaozong did not dare to show any disrespect at the moment, he stepped forward and bowed his hands in a polite manner: "Xiaguan North Town Fusi Inspector Qian Hu, and Sun Shaozong, who is also in the middle of Shuntian Prefecture, has seen Elder Xu Ge. ."
Before the ceremony, Elder Xu Ge had been looking at Sun Shaozong carefully, but after Sun Shaozong came forward to greet him, he lowered his gaze, rubbed the back of his wrinkled hand, and said warmly, "If this old man remembers correctly, Master Sun is only twenty-two years old now, right? At the age of twenty-two, he already holds an important military and political position, and it is not easy, it is not easy, to break into the reputation of this big promise."
"When I was twenty-two years old, what were you doing? Did you study with Mr. Qingtian, or did you live in her husband's house, trying so hard to make a name for yourself?"
"Alas, most of Mr. Qingtian's disciples are young people who are successful, but this old man took a long time to be successful until he was twenty-eight years old."
This old man babbled and remembered bitterly. Could it be that he has completely accepted his fate
Desires from the bottom of his heart, Sun Shaozong bowed again and said: "The pavilion is always a blockbuster. Those young people who were successful in the past, now who are not out of your reach."
"Ha ha… "
Elder Xu Ge raised his hand and pointed at Sun Shaozong, and said with a smile, "You're really a talker. No wonder Your Majesty favors you, and even has the intention to transfer you to the prince's side and train you as a future minister."
Emperor Guangde still has such thoughts
No wonder King Zhongshun had asked Qiu Yunfei several times about training him—he was investigating himself for the emperor, and whether he had the ability to supervise the children's progress!
"It's a pity, if you had been transferred to the prince's side earlier, maybe there would be no disaster today."
hehe~
This is a nice saying, but if he was transferred to the prince's side and he could not avoid the disaster of 'breaking the roots', I am afraid that the first person to take the blame would be Sun Shaozong!
"correct."
Xu Ge suddenly thought of something, frowned and asked, "I heard that when you just came back from Qianxiang Country, you had a conflict with Uncle Yong Yi?"
At the beginning because of the assassination of Niu Yongxin, the brave man Niu Jizong once wanted to put Sun Shaozong to death, but then he hit a soft nail in front of the emperor, and he died and did not move.
But what is Xu Ge's reason for mentioning the Niu family at this time
Sun Shaozong was suspicious, so he briefly explained what happened at the beginning.
"I see."
After listening to the old man Xu Ge first nodded, then shook his head regretfully: "It's a pity, it's a pity!"
With these insignificant sighs, he successfully whetted Sun Shaozong's appetite, but he suddenly said sternly, "Master Sun is known as a 'Spirit of God', how to thoroughly investigate this case, I don't need the old man to make a fuss. - Come on!"
After asking this greeting, a sixth-rank official in a light blue official robe immediately came in from the outside and listened to the order.
Elder Xu Ge pointed at this person and said, "This person is Liu Luanwei, the prefect of Zhan Shifu, and he takes care of all the affairs of the Prince's Palace. If you have any questions, feel free to ask him. Yes."
It is reasonable to say that this Zhan Shifu is a yamen dedicated to assisting the Crown Prince of the East Palace.
However, because the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty had no real power before ascending the throne, the official positions of the Zhan Shifu were generally awarded to the ministers as honorary titles.
This Liu Luanwei is about thirty years old. As his name suggests, he is a sturdy and handsome man. He wants to show his prestige on weekdays, and he is not under Zhou Mo, who is loyal to the palace.
However, now that the prince was 'assassinated' at home, he was implicated and turned into a culprit. Naturally, he was a little less majestic and a little more flattering.
No, as soon as he came out of that hall, he hunched over his waist and said with a smile on his face: "I have long heard the name of Master Sun's renunciation, and I can see the true face today, it is really..."
"Liu Fucheng doesn't have to be polite to me."
Sun Shaozong waved his hand, pulled him into the corner, and said in a low voice, "To tell the truth, I have offended Uncle Yong Yi a lot, and now I feel very nervous."
After speaking, he fixed his eyes on Liu Luanwei's reaction.
Xu Furen was vague at first, turned his face and called Liu Luanwei in again, and he didn't mention the case, he just said that he had something to ask, even if he asked Liu Luanwei - this is obviously inconvenient to speak bluntly, and he wanted to borrow Liu Luanwei's Wake yourself up.
Therefore, after Sun Shaozong went out, he used his grievances with the Niu family to test Liu Luanwei. This is not a secret, even if he expresses his feelings wrong, it is harmless.
However, Liu Luanwei was stunned for a moment, and then there was a little sympathy on his face.
Seeing this look, Sun Shaozong's heart sank. Liu Luanwei is now guilty of guilt, and he will be dismissed from office or even sent to the army in a blink of an eye.
But he heard that he had old grudges with the Niu family, and he showed sympathy for him. Doesn't this mean that his current situation is actually more dangerous than his? !
For a while, Sun Shaozong didn't bother to slap on the side any more, and hurriedly said: "Looking at Liu Fucheng's meaning, does it mean that he believes that the future successor will undoubtedly be King Zhongxin?"
"I don't say that in a humble position!"
Liu Luanwei jumped, shaking his head like a rattle, but then he thought that he had a very bleak future anyway, so there was no need to be cautious, so he lowered his voice and said, "My lord only knows that King Zhongxin married Uncle Yong Yi's sister, but I'm afraid I don't know that the prince of Yishun is married to the niece of Uncle Yong Yi!"
"how can that be?!"
Sun Shaozong's eyes suddenly widened. When he and his eldest brother were playing the game yesterday, he felt that if the Yishun king's lineage could succeed in succession, it would be the most favorable situation for the Sun family. In a relationship
He couldn't help but questioned: "The prince of Yishun is married, isn't it the daughter of Zuo Tongzheng Qi's family, how can it be the niece of Uncle Yong Yi?"
"You don't know that."
Liu Luanwei spread his hands: "More than 40 years ago, the previous head of the Qi family followed Mr. Niu on an expedition to Mobei. As a result, due to the injury, Mr. Niu took the grandson of his own direct line, the brother of Yong Yibo, who is the same mother. Adopted to the Qi family."
After a pause, he said again: "I can't blame you for being ignorant, sir. If I hadn't heard the old man mention this past, I would never have imagined that the Qi family and the Niu family have such a relationship."
Damn, damn, damn!
Does this mean that whether Emperor Guangde chooses King Zhongxin or King Yishun in the end, the Niu family will always win without losing? !
Sun Shaozong couldn't help a burst of arrogance, but he immediately tried his best to calm down and carefully considered the current predicament.
First of all, 80% of Xu Ge had already suspected the Niu family, otherwise it was completely unnecessary, and told himself the relationship between the Niu family and Yishun King.
And his purpose in doing this should be to force himself to kill the Niu family and 'find out' the 'evidence' that the Niu family planned the Longgen case behind the scenes...
wrong!
Even if it is found out that the Niu family did it, for Xu Ge Lao, I am afraid that there is not much practical benefit, and even if the matter is exposed and the Niu family is not put to death, the Niu family will be called for desperate revenge.
At that time, waiting for Xu Ge Lao, I am afraid it is not just as simple as taking the blame and resigning.
Then why would he do such a thankless thing
Could it be…
Is this from Emperor Guangde's advice? !
Did Emperor Guangde really want to fight with the Niu family, even with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Taishang, or did he want to hold on to some 'unnecessary' reasons to force the Emperor Taishang to make concessions
If it's the former, it's still worth it to bite the bull by yourself, and maybe you can win a dragon's merit.
But if it is the latter, if the two families reach a compromise, I am afraid that this pawn of the river will become an abandoned son. If the Niu family becomes angry, Emperor Guangde may not necessarily come forward to save his life...
Motherfucker!
This battle in the court is really stressful, especially for these bigwigs, who want to force others to be pawns, but refuse to speak clearly!
That's it!
The left and right have reached this point, it is better to simply follow your own ideas and come to a surprise victory!
Even if he fails in the end, he is still one of the chess players, not a pawn at the mercy of others!
Thinking like this, Sun Shaozong immediately asked Liu Luanwei: "Liu Fucheng, but I don't know if Li's family is still well?"
Liu Luanwei was obviously not used to such a jumpy way of speaking, and was stunned for a moment before quickly saying: "Then Mrs. Li was locked in the backyard. When the Crown Prince woke up in the morning, he once ordered to kill her to vent his anger, but she was killed by her. Elder Xu Ge stopped him."
"Then can I take this official to see her?"
"Can you do it! Since your lord is one of the designated investigators, you will naturally see whoever you want!"
Liu Luanwei said, and led Sun Shaozong all the way to the backyard.
Said to be locked in the backyard, but in fact it was in a secret room surrounded by a rockery in the backyard.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw several eunuchs surrounding a square table, discussing something frowning.
Seeing that Liu Luanwei was leading Sun Shaozong in, these eunuchs did not intend to stand up to greet him, but instead scolded impatiently: "Liu Fucheng, why did you bring someone here again? Six times?"
It seems that these eunuchs are not the servants of the Prince's House, otherwise they would not have such an attitude towards Liu Luanwei - even if he is guilty, he is still the chief general of the house. questionable.
Sure enough, facing the reprimands of the eunuchs, Liu Luanwei stepped forward and smiled: "You are worse, this lord is no better than the previous ones, but Sun Zhizhong of Shuntian Mansion appointed by His Majesty..."
"what?!"
Sun Shaozong's name is much easier to use than Liu Luanwei's. The eunuchs got up and looked at him curiously, and said with admiration: "I heard that there is a 'Sun Shenduan' in Shuntian Mansion. A few really caught up, so let's see what kind of 'magical decision' you are."
If the usual times were changed, Sun Shaozong might have to fight with them in a false way, but now that the dispute over the imperial lineage is involved, the boat of the Sun family may capsize at any time, so he will be patient with a few little eunuchs
Therefore, his face sank, and he shouted rudely: "Bold! This official is asking for the case, what kind of person are you waiting for? How dare you interfere with this official inquiring about the case without the permission of this official?!"
When the eunuchs saw his attitude, all of them were red-headed and blushing, and they waited to argue with Sun Shaozong with their shrill voices.
However, Sun Shaozong didn't wait for them to speak, and said again: "This official is now living in Beizhen Fusi Qianhu, if you have any dissatisfaction, you can go to the commander Dai to complain after returning to the palace!"
In a word, those little eunuchs died suddenly.
At this time, they were sent to the Prince's Mansion to be responsible for guarding criminals. Naturally, they did not have roots, but if they had roots, could it be comparable to Dai Quan, a prisoner in the palace of the Daming Palace
Hearing that Sun Shaozong moved out of Dai Quan, they looked at each other a few times, and then they had no choice but to walk out.
That Liu Luanwei is quite interesting. Seeing Sun Shaozong's posture, it is obvious that he wants to interrogate the criminals alone. Without waiting for Sun Shaozong to speak, he hurriedly followed the eunuchs out of the secret room.
When the iron gate disguised as a stone slowly closed, Sun Shaozong's gaze fell on the south wall - to be precise, on Mr. Li who was locked on the south wall.
At this time, Mrs. Li was being fastened to the wall by five chains—presumably to prevent her from committing suicide, a layer of soft padding was attached to the wall.
In addition, she also has a delicate mouthpiece on her mouth, which makes it impossible for the two rows of silver teeth to close together.
However, the gap between Li's teeth is too small. If this is the style commonly used by the prince, then the caliber of the prince may be...
No wonder it was bitten off in one bite!