Gu Mingke took over Chang Sunyu's case and immediately got busy. He left early and returned late all day long, and often couldn't even see him face to face. But Li Chaoge didn't have the time to wait for Gu Mingke, because she was also very busy.
The queen sent Di Lao? to Yuzhou to investigate Li Yu's rebellious party, and sent Gu Mingke to preside over the case of Sun Yu's rebellion. These two people are officials with good reputation in the imperial court. Since they became officials, they have never framed a single person, and their character is obvious to all. The queen handed over the treason case to these two people, and they should be relieved, but the queen thought it over and over again, and still didn't think it was right.
If you listen to it, you will be clear, and if you believe it, you will be dark. Besides the grandson's family? And Yuzhou, who knows if there are other people hiding evil intentions? Most of the officials in the court are men, and all the vassal kings outside the capital are surnamed Li, and the queen rules Li Tang as a woman with a different surname. If these people unite, how can the queen survive
The Queen thought about it for several nights, but she was silent? She asked someone to erect a bronze gate outside the Duanmen. The copper box is a tall box, divided into four panels, each panel is dyed with a different color, and there is a delivery port at the bottom. If you want to report agricultural news to the emperor, you can put a letter in the blue box named "Yan En 匦"; If you want to redress your grievances, you can throw in a white box called "Redressing your grievances". What if it’s just these three? What’s really important is that the empress also set up a box, dyed black, named “Tongxuan”. To offer advice and suggestions for the imperial court, you can "write a letter and put it in the black box", and then someone will sort it out and show it to the empress.
The copper box goes directly to Tianting, and the contents inside will not pass through court officials, so it can be said to be both useful and terrifying. When the queen was a queen, she bought many court ladies to be her eyes and ears. Now, she wants everyone in the world to be her eyes and ears.
Ordinary people don't know any good strategies for governing the country. Most of the black Tongxuan are used to inform people. When the Tongjia was put out first, the courtiers and common people were all watching. As a result, there was really a man who generously submitted a letter of recommendation, recommending himself to be an official.
Li Chaoge was looking for Chongming Bird in the palace, and overheard the chatter of the demon townspeople, saying that a person had come outside to recommend himself, and now he was called by the Queen to the Xuanzheng Hall for questioning.
The officer's words were full of ridicule. Since ancient times, the selection of officials has to go through many selections. Before the official positions were controlled by aristocratic families? In the hands of aristocratic families, later the dynasty vigorously promoted the imperial examinations, and children from ordinary families gradually entered the political arena. But even so, the ones selected are actually from the family of Xiaofu
Those who can idle labor for many years are themselves rich households. Really poor peasants and laborers, can they afford their children to study
But this time the queen selected talents, but bypassed the previous long-term studies and scientific examinations, and the qualifications at the bottom. Regardless of family background, family background, as long as they want to contribute to the country, they can be directly selected after self-recommendation. Bring it before the queen. If the empress thinks that this person is really capable, she will test the waters for an official on the spot. If it's a mule or a horse, you'll know it. If it's just for nothing, then cut it off. If you really have the ability to be an official, then keep it.
The queen's thought was earth-shattering. The two yamen servants chatted. Although there was something strange, they didn't like those muddy legs.
The yamen servant said: "The way of governing the country is learned by the aristocratic family. What do those people who plan for food know about governing the country?"
"That's right." Another person responded, "It's really shameless for me to recommend myself."
As they talked, they suddenly found Li Chaoge standing not far away. The two were startled, and hurriedly stood up straight and saluted: "Commander?"
Li Chaoge's face was cold, and he said: "The errands are not over yet, you are just chatting here? Why not? Go find Chongmingniao."
The guard responded and hurriedly bowed his head and left. They took only two steps before they were stopped by Li Chaoge again.
Li Chaoge asked, "What's the name of the person you recommended outside?"
"Come to Junchen."
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After the guard left, Li Chaoge went back to continue searching for Chongming Bird. Mo Linlang passed by and asked curiously, "Commander, what's wrong with you?"
Li Chaoge just went out for a while, and when he came back, he was not in a good mood. Hearing Mo Linlang's voice, Bai Qianhe also turned around: "What's wrong?"
Li Chaoge was heartbroken when she heard that name, she shook her head, didn't she want to say more? "Do your business. In the palace, there are strict rules, be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't talk too much."
Bai Qianhe and Mo Linlang often deal with the palace, how can they not? Know the reason why the palace is not allowed to talk nonsense. But why did Li Chaoge remind him again? Judging by her expression, she seemed very dignified.
Both Bai Qianhe and Mo Linlang didn't understand why? and continued to look for Chongming Bird. The Empress originally raised the Chongming bird in Jiuzhou Pool, where there are lakes and mountains, exotic flowers, and many auspicious birds in the bushes. Bai Qianhe looked at the ibis flapping its wings and flew past on the other side of the lake, and sighed: "There are so many people in the palace, the Chongming bird will be regarded as a chicken by the people, wash it and eat it."
Mo Linlang stared hard at Bai Qianhe: "You are the only one who talks too much, don't talk nonsense?"
This is exactly what everyone is afraid of, which pot is not Bai Qianhe? Which pot is Kaiti. Bai Qianhe shrugged, very innocent: "It's not me? Talking nonsense? It's obviously very possible."
Li Chaoge walked in another direction, Mo Linlang patted Bai Qianhe hard, and said, "Don't look, the commander has already left."
Bai Qianhe spread his hands, leisurely following behind? He admired the green trees in the Bitang in front of him, and found a bare broiler passing by on the opposite bank, which was very unpleasant. Bai Qianhe snorted in disgust, and called Mo Linlang: "Sister, come and have a look. There is a particularly ugly chicken on the opposite side. Is it about to be put into the pot? Why is the hair all pulled out?"
Mo Linlang turned her head, only to see the deep green shade on the opposite bank, and the wind and grass were turbulent. Mo Linlang got angry and said, "Don't dawdle, just follow up."
Li Chaoge was looking for the Chongming Bird in the palace. He didn't pay attention to it for a few days, and several new stars appeared in the Eastern Capital. Among them, the most famous one is Lai Junchen.
Lai Junchen was the first person to recommend himself to the Queen that day. He was originally a gangster, didn't read much, his father was a gambler, and his mother Hongxing gave birth to him. Growing up in such a family, Lai Junchen understood the warmth and coldness of human relationships and the ups and downs of his hands and eyes since he was sensible. His appearance followed his mother's, with fair skin, red lips, light amber eyes, and a masculine and feminine look. He wandered around in the market, because of his good appearance, he got a lot of convenience and suffered a lot of humiliation, so his heart became dark and cruel.
Lai Junchen was able to pass the queen's interview, which was more or less honored by his appearance, but what he did later proved in a high-profile manner that his methods were worthy of the queen's favor.
Those who grew up at the bottom have a natural skill in understanding people's hearts. In addition, he has a sharp mind, poisonous eyes, and a more ruthless mind than ordinary people. When interrogating prisoners, he did not use any means to pry open several tough mouths. The empress was quite surprised by this, and immediately realized that this was a genius who could figure out people's hearts.
This kind of person is too suitable for making a knife. The empress immediately asked him to find out if anyone else was involved in the Dongdu. In the rebellion, Lai Junchen acted vigorously after he gained power, and tortured him in just three days.
Lai Junchen soared to the top, with no second in the limelight. Although everyone didn't despise his dirty methods, they were really afraid of being caught by him for interrogation. For a while, all the ministers detoured after seeing him, and no one dared to compete with him.
But in this world, yin and yang have always coexisted. There are strong officials who don't want to be with them, and there are grasshoppers who flatter and flatter them. Lai Junchen was surrounded by a large group of dog legs. When he was invited to drink, he met King Wei.
Wu Yuanqing got drunk in a restaurant today, he held Hu Ji in his arms, and sighed while drinking. When Lai Junchen saw him, he shook off those tails and made a special trip to greet Wu Yuanqing: "See King Wei."
Wu Yuanqing raised his head with drunken eyes, and stared at Lai Junchen for a long time before he remembered who this person was. Wu Yuanqing asked: "So you came to serve the censor? You came to see me? What are you doing?"
Lai Junchen sat across from Wu Yuanqing, poured wine for Wu Yuanqing with his own hands, and asked: "I see the frowning of King Wei from a distance. Don't you know why King Wei is worried?"
Speaking of this, Wu Yuanqing wanted to sigh again. He waved his hand, did Orchid and Yue Ji see him? Impatient, they quickly retreated. After everyone had left, Wu Yuanqing said: "It's not for the sake of the Holy One. It is a serious crime to lose the spirit bird dedicated to the Holy One. However, Sheng Yuan searched for many days but couldn't find it. My brother and I are in a hurry. It's too bad. The Holy Majesty trusts her, we can't say that yet."
"Oh?" Lai Junchen responded lightly. He stared closely at Wu Yuanqing's expression, didn't he? Let go of any fluctuations on Wu Yuanqing's face, "According to King Wei's opinion, where might the Chongming bird be hiding?"
Wu Yuanqing was taken aback for a moment, and he blinked quickly, his eyes wandering around. This is a manifestation of guilty conscience. Lai Junchen saw it clearly, and said slowly: "The spirit bird dedicated to the Holy One is useless for ordinary courtiers. It should be taken by people in the palace. Princess Sheng Yuan and her son-in-law live outside the palace. After the curfew, it is difficult to get into the birdcage, and the possibility of committing a crime is very small; Princess Guangning is the most favored by the queen, and she likes the Chongming bird. You can tell the queen directly, and there is no need to let it go secretly. In this way, there is no need The possible person seems to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Lai Junchen's words were so simple? In Wu Yuanqing's heart, Wu Yuanqing was so ironic that he immediately introduced Lai Junchen as a confidant. Wu Yuanqing said: "I also think so. However, it is related to the crown prince. Before there is no evidence, I? Don? Dare to make random guesses. But if I don't investigate, I won't be able to find the Chongming bird..."
Wu Yuanqing had a stupid look of "I? I want to plot against him but I? Don't? I know how to plot against him". Lai Junchen saw it clearly in his heart, and immediately smiled softly: "What's so difficult about this. I have a plan, and I would like to cooperate with you." ? The king of Wei shared his worries."
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Li Chaoge returned home early today. Surprisingly, after she returned, she found that Gu Mingke was also there.
Now Li Chaoge is used to being in the same room with Gu Mingke, and he has long since lost the initial restraint. She sat beside Gu Mingke, poured a cup of tea casually, and asked, "Do you have any clues?"
"Still collecting." Gu Mingke pressed his eyes, put it down? I don't know how long I have read the testimony. Seeing his tired look, Li Chaoge was stunned for a moment, and asked, "The Pei family? And the eldest grandson's family? They are inextricably linked. I recommend you to investigate the elder Sun Yu's treason case, isn't it? Is it too embarrassing for you?"
"No?" Gu Mingke opened his eyes, his eyes were clear and bright, "Why do you think so? You trust me? How could I blame you in turn?"
That's good. Li Chaoge secretly heaved a sigh of relief. In her previous life, because of Changsun Yu's case, she had a quarrel with Pei Ji'an, causing her husband and wife to break up. Although she changed her son-in-law in this life, Li Chaoge was still afraid of walking the old path of her previous life.
Gu Mingke caught a glimpse of the change in Li Chaoge's expression, didn't he change his face, and suddenly asked, "What about you, did you find the Chongming Bird?"
Hearing Gu Mingke's words, Li Chaoge came back to his senses, and instantly cleared Pei Ji'an from his mind. Li Chaoge replied: "Not yet. I? I have searched all over the palace. Where can such a bright bird hide?"
Li Chaoge even began to waver. Could it be that the bird was really hidden outside the palace? Gu Mingke's eyes moved lightly, as if he had no intention of saying: "No? Be urgent, it's easy to focus on the exterior."
Li Chaoge took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. I'll think about the matter of Chongming Bird tomorrow. Li Chaoge came back early today mainly because he wanted to guard against someone. Li Chaoge said to Gu Mingke: "Recently, there is a man called Lai Junchen who is very arrogant. This man is not simple, and he always wants to steal the case of Dali Temple. Be careful."
Gu Mingke laughed when he heard that: "Thank you. No, but the one who wants to grab the Dali Temple case the most, no? Should it be you?"
"Shut up." Li Chaoge gave him a hard look, "Me? That's a normal division of powers. Besides, you have robbed the town of demons in several cases."
Gu Mingke couldn't agree with this. He was about to discuss the ownership rights of the previous cases with Li Chaoge when a maid's voice suddenly came from outside: "Princess, son-in-law, Mrs. Yao please see me."
Li Chaoge was startled: "Gao Zihan?"
"Yes. Mrs. Yao is outside? It seems that there is an urgent need to see the princess."
Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke looked at each other, Li Chaoge put away his joking attitude and said, "Please come in quickly."
Time does not keep people, several girls who used to play together have married into wives, Gao Zihan married? The eldest son of the Yao family, and they have been married for two years. Gao Zihan still likes banquets after marriage. She often sends invitations to Li Chaoge, but Li Chaoge is really busy and rarely attends their parties. Now is not the season, what is Gao Zihan doing at the door suddenly
The maid went out to deliver a message, Li Chaoge stood up and said, "You continue to be busy with your business, I'll go outside and have a look. She's not a reckless person, maybe something happened."
Gu Mingke stood up with her: "Me? Let's go with you."
"But your case..."
"No? In a hurry." Gu Mingke pressed her words lightly, "Your business is more important."
Since Gu Mingke said that? Li Chaoge didn't refuse, and he and Gu Mingke walked upright. Gao Zihan walked in quickly led by the maid. She walked in a hurry with her hair in a disheveled bun. When she saw Li Chaoge, she burst into tears: "Sheng Yuan, do you want to save me?"
Li Chaoge was frightened, and quickly asked the maid to help Gao Zihan sit down. Gao Zihan couldn't stop crying once she started crying. She was always exquisite and gorgeous, and she was meticulous. Now she covered her face and cried. She didn't have the noble image she once had, and Li Chaoge didn't know what to do.
Li Chaoge was quite at a loss, she wasn't too good at coping with sensational scenes, and it was even more difficult for a woman to cry in front of her. She felt that she should say something, but the words came to her mouth completely blank, Li Chaoge was in a dilemma, Gu Mingke pressed her hand, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "She lost control, wait Just let her vent? Come on."
Li Chaoge doubted, is that so? She had to wait patiently for Gao Zihan to finish crying. After a while, Gao Zihan's crying gradually subsided. Gao Zihan wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, a little embarrassed: "I lost my composure, and I made you laugh."
Li Chaoge shook his head, and motioned for the maid to help Gao Zihan go down to fix his appearance. After Gao Zihan came back, she became a delicate and elegant lady again.
Seeing that Gao Zihan had recovered, Li Chaoge asked, "You came here in a hurry, did something urgent happen?"
Gao Zihan smiled wryly: "It's not just an urgent matter, my house is in danger. Today was fine, but suddenly a group of gangsters broke into Gao's house in the afternoon, saying that the Gao's house was colluding with the eldest grandson's house and suspected of treason. Auntie wouldn't dare They stopped him and allowed them to search, but they dug out the previous letters and insisted that this was evidence that the Gao family had colluded with the party. Uncle took him away. Mother was furious when she heard about it. She sent people to prison to arrest him, but Lai Junchen said that he was ordered by the Queen to track down the traitor's accomplices. There is a possibility of contact with the King of Han. My mother was so angry that I fainted. I spent the whole afternoon with my husband and son-in-law, but we couldn’t find any way out. The curfew is about to come. Interrogated for one night, how can I survive tomorrow? I have no choice but to rush to the door and ask you husband and wife to help."
Li Chaoge's face turned serious, it turned out to be Lai Junchen. Lai Junchen is cruel and ruthless, and he will not use any means to achieve his goal. Branding and flogging are all pediatrics. In his previous life, Li Chaoge heard that he cut people's tongues, had cramps, pulled out nails, and even made people sit in a red-hot iron urn to confess. Li Chaoge was terrified when he heard about those methods of extorting a confession. Lai Junchen came to Gao's house? Obviously, he came prepared. If Gao's father didn't? Tell? A confession that satisfied him
Gao Zihan looked at Li Chaoge expectantly, Li Chaoge thought for a while, and said: "I? No? What can I promise you? The treason case is not mine. One person can handle it. But my uncle is a son-in-law after all, and it would be humiliating to the royal family to be forced to confess. ?, I? will report to the empress and try to transfer my uncle to the prison of the demon town, as for how to finalize the case... I? don't? know. "
Gao Zihan breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you very much. As long as it can save my father from the pain of flesh and blood, let me? Do anything. Our family? Be well-behaved, don't be afraid that he will investigate. I? Not? Believe that there is no kingly law in this world, and things that have never happened before, can this villain still make a living out of nothing? Can it be achieved?"
Li Chaoge remained silent, maybe, really can.
Lai Junchen is a real villain, and his methods cannot be guarded against. So many people died at his hands in the previous life, could it be that these people really committed treason
When Gu Mingke saw this, didn't he know whether to comfort Gao Zihan or Li Chaoge, and said: "The case of the eldest grandson's treason has not yet been investigated, and Lai Junchen arrested people just like that, ignoring legal principles. Before the curfew, I? Accompany you into the palace Go to see the queen. The queen knows people well, and she will never? As for covering up or not? "
Li Chaoge nodded, she stood up, doubts flashed through her heart quickly. Lai Junchen is useless? Wake up early, Gao's family? Since no one holds important positions in the court, Dongyang Princess doesn't have much power. For no reason, what is Lai Junchen doing to Gao's family
A line seems to have drawn in Li Chaoge's mind. The eldest grandson's family and Gao's family have in-laws. The Gao family's son-in-law is the son-in-law of Dongyang's eldest princess. Dongyang's eldest princess loves to socialize and has a good relationship with Han Wang and others. Do you get along too? Wrong...
Li Chaoge suddenly realized something, and immediately said: "No? Good, their goal is the crown prince!"
Li Chaoge walked out immediately, and Gu Mingke and the others didn't want to say anything, so they went out with her. Gao Zihan stayed behind? Didn't follow up? No, didn't stay? No, he turned around in a hurry.
At this moment, the Honghui Hall was lit with torches, and Wu Yuanqing led people to block the door, aggressively.
Wu Yuanqing laughed, and said loudly: "The Gao family confessed that they had seen the Chongming bird in the Crown Prince's Palace. Crown Prince, the Chongming bird is dedicated to the holy bird. Why did you steal the bird?"
Li Huai was very terrified, he didn't even know what happened, suddenly a group of people broke into the door, and said that he was harboring evil intentions. Li Huai was trembling, and said anxiously: "I? I don't know anything? I know. What is Chongming bird?"
"Still stubborn, the Gao family has already recruited everyone." Wu Yuanqing yelled and said, "Come on, give me a search!"
People from behind swarmed up and ran into the palace to rummage. The originally neat palace was suddenly smashed into a mess. Is Li Huai panicked? An, yelling in vain: "What are you doing? This palace is the crown prince. What did this palace do wrong? It's your turn to be presumptuous?"
When Wu Yuanqing heard that Li Huai called himself the crown prince, he felt jealous and sarcastic. He said: "Your Highness, as the crown prince, colludes with outsiders and intends to rebel. His heart should be punished!"
When Li Huai heard the word treason, his pupils constricted. Li Changle hurried over after receiving a report from the palace servants of Honghui Palace. As soon as she ran close, she saw Wu Yuanqing and Lai Junchen standing at the door, and the rest of them were rummaging around in the palace. Silk brocades and porcelain vases fell to the ground.
How dare they! Elder brother is the emperor, how can these untouchables be allowed to be presumptuous
Li Changle was furious, and cursed: "Stop, what are you doing!"
Li Changle said that he wanted to rush in, but Lai Junchen stretched out his hand and firmly stopped Li Changle. Li Changle looked up, and saw that under the raging flames, the man had red lips and white teeth, and a beautiful face, but he was as cold and vicious as a snake spewing letters: "Princess Guangning, the king of Wei is searching for evidence of the crown prince's rebellion. Princess Guangning is delicate and expensive. If you don't want to get involved in right and wrong, it's best not to come in."
Li Changle's eyes widened with anger: "Presumptuous, brother, he is already the crown prince, how could he rebel?"
Lai Junchen just smiled softly. At this time, a man ran out of the hall, holding a handful of feathers in his hand, and said, "I found it! The crown prince stole the Chongming bird. He was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so he had taken the Chongming bird away." Bird killed!"
The faces of Li Changle and Li Huai turned pale together. Li Changle had never experienced such absurd things. She was shaking with anger, but she couldn't say anything.
At that moment, she hated herself for being incompetent. She lived like honey in the past few years. She spent all her time dressing up, playing, and at banquets. She wholeheartedly felt that she didn't need to grow up. Like a child, he doesn't even have the ability to fight back.
Wu Yuanqing was triumphant, it's great, now he can return to the queen. The empress had been suspicious of Li Huai for a long time, and now that she had evidence, Li Huai would surely die. When Li Huai died, the throne would be his.
Wu Yuanqing looked at Li Huai condescendingly, and said sarcastically, "The Crown Prince really harbors evil intentions. Come here, tie up the Crown Prince, and let the Empress take care of her."
Wu Yuanqing's henchmen flocked to him, and they were about to tie up Li Huai with a rope. Li Huai was angry and frightened, kept stepping back, accidentally tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground.
At the critical moment, a woman rushed out of the inner hall, protecting Li Huai like a hen, and shouted sharply: "He is the direct son of the empress and the first emperor, the crown prince appointed by the empress herself. !"
Everyone was surprised, it turned out to be the crown prince and concubine Liu. Liu's writing is weak, but at this moment standing in front of Li Huai, he is extremely fierce.
When Wu Yuanqing saw that everyone was captured, he said angrily, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you? Arrest them!"
The doglegs summoned up their courage and stepped forward again. Liu looked weak, but she stood in front of a big man with her arms outstretched, her aura was even stronger than Li Huai's. Can't the dog legs get around? In the past, a person mustered up his courage and pulled her up by holding Liu's arm: "Crown Princess, offend..."
There were screams in the Honghui Hall, Liu was punched and kicked, and Li Changle was so angry that his lips trembled. She was trapped by Lai Junchen, so she could only shout with all her strength, "Stop!"
"stop."
Two voices sounded at the same time, Li Changle was taken aback, and looked back.
Li Chaoge held up the hem of his clothes, and walked slowly from outside. Beside her was a man who was dressed more than snow, calm and composed, and the light of the fire shone on him, as if disturbing a bay of moonlight.
Li Chaoge's voice was far less loud than Li Changle's, and his tone was very calm, but needles could be heard inside and outside the palace. Li Chaoge walked down the steps and walked towards the crowd at a leisurely pace. Wu Yuanqing stood in the middle of the courtyard, he couldn't help but lower his face: "Cousin Sheng Yuan..."
"The empress has just said, I will be in charge of finding the Chongming Bird. The king of Wei is very capable, so he came to grab our case."
"No? Yes, I? I'm here to..."
Li Chaoge completely ignored Wu Yuanqing. She squinted and passed through the crowd, passed Wu Yuanqing, passed Junchen and Li Changle, walked past the stunned Li Huai, and finally kicked the dog who grabbed Liu just now.
The other party was kicked into the air and fell heavily into a pile of broken tiles. His voice was painful. And Li Chaoge's face was expressionless, with his side face hidden in the half-darkness of the fire, and his tone was cold and gentle: "She is the imperial concubine, can you touch her?"