"Sir, there is someone at home. He has been staying at the villa for several days and is waiting for you to come back. Do you want to meet him?"
Li Jie frowned. Could it be that he was another lobbyist sent by the emperor? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. When Li Jie returned to Beijing five years ago, he had a secret conversation with the emperor. He had persuaded the emperor to appoint someone else, and the emperor accepted it. In the past few years, except for holidays, the imperial court basically did not No one will come.
Five years ago, Li Jie returned to the Imperial City after an absence of many years. News spread all over the place even before he arrived. Some said that the Eighth Prince returned to the capital to inherit the throne, while others said that the Eighth Prince returned to the capital to request an imperial decree. Married, whatever.
Several princes in the capital were also caught off guard by the news. At that time, the relationship between the eldest prince and the sixth prince was very tense. It was no secret in the capital that the two sides were at odds. However, because of Li Jie's sudden return to the capital, The two people who usually fought constantly had to put aside their grudges temporarily and join forces to deal with the outside world.
Because the emperor has expressed his admiration for Li Jie in private more than once, so although Li Jie is not in the capital, his every move touches the sensitive nerves of countless people, not only the princes who intend to seize the throne, but also those who withdraw. The princes vying for the throne are also concerned about Li Jie's every move.
What is shocking is that Li Jie has been staying in the royal secret library since his return. It can be said that he has not left the front door or the second door. He has no intention of intervening in the fight for the right to inherit the throne. This also makes some people secretly wait for Li Jie to come to the door. The recruiting officials were disappointed.
At first, some people suspected that Li Jie was using a delaying tactic to stage a plank road construction in plain sight and a secret attack on Chen Cang.
But three months later, Li Jie broke out of the barrier, talked secretly with the emperor for a night, left without any attachment, and returned to Wuzheng Villa. Li Jie's departure made the princes really relieved.
It didn't take long for the parties to return to their original state, fighting openly and secretly, and using endless means.
The emperor's attitude towards Li Jie was very complicated, with both hope and disappointment. What he hoped for was that one day Li Jie would be able to see through the secrets of the great master's realm. What he was disappointed about was that he had the unparalleled talent to rule the world, but he was still unwilling to take over from him. The throne in hand.
However, before leaving, Li Jie still presented the emperor with a thick stack of strategies. Based on the theories of later generations, he came up with a series of reform plans that were in line with contemporary times. After reading the plans, the emperor felt even more regretful, but the work was done, and you had no choice but to The joke had to be done.
"Did you say why?"
Pu Xing shook his head: "He didn't say anything clearly. He said he had to tell the young master in person."
Could it be that the visitor doesn't know the relationship between him and Pu Xing?
After many years, Pu Xing is no longer the reckless young man. After so many years of experience, he is polite and courteous in dealing with others, calm and measured in doing things, and is fully able to stand on his own.
Whenever Li Jie retreats or goes out, all external affairs are handled by Pu Xing. This matter has been recorded by the court. Li Jie can't help but feel a little strange that someone here behaves like this.
Before Li Jie came back, he didn't know that the imperial court had sent someone here, so he didn't deliberately conceal his whereabouts. There was quite a commotion when he just returned home, and he definitely couldn't hide it from the other party.
"Where is the other party now?"
Pu Xing stretched out his hand to point at the surface: "We are waiting in the Baiyuan Garden in the south."
"Let's go see him!"
After crossing several stone bridges, the garden suddenly opened up. The garden is full of spring scenery, with pavilions, pavilions, and rockeries dotted throughout, adding a bit of the beauty of a Jiangnan water town to the garden.
"Sir, that man is in the pavilion."
When Li Jie heard the sound, he saw a man wearing an indigo satin robe standing in the pavilion. The man was about thirty years old and had a handsome appearance. Hearing the noise coming from behind, the man turned around and looked at Li Jie.
How could it be him?
Cao Mengmeng!
The last time Li Jie saw him was when he returned to Beijing, but the two had no intersection. However, as the pseudo-boss in the original work, Li Jie naturally paid attention to Cao Zhengchun.
Two years ago, Cao Zhengchun was already the big stall owner of Dongchang. With Cao Zhengchun's current level, it was not his turn to do errands in person, and I don't know why he came here.
As he came closer, Cao Zhengchun bowed and said, "Well, Your Highness, Cao Zhengchun, our Dongchang stall owner, really has something important to consult with His Highness this time. I take the liberty of coming to visit, and I hope for Your Highness's understanding."
Li Jie smiled slightly: "I have heard about Eunuch Cao's name for a long time, but I wonder why he came here this time?"
Cao Zhengchun said politely: "I wonder if Your Highness still remembers the Wang Changming case ten years ago?"
Li Jie immediately became interested when Cao Zhengchun mentioned the case. Back then, he suspected that there was something hidden in the case, but later he had to temporarily abandon the investigation for some reasons. After that, many changes happened one after another and he didn't have the time to investigate. Unexpectedly, Cao Zhengchun came here for this case this time.
"Oh? Wasn't this case closed back then? Why, could something have happened?"
Cao Zhengchun had no intention of hiding it from Li Jie. After all, Li Jie was the first person to come into contact with the case.
"Your Highness, to be honest, there are indeed doubts about this case. It's a long story."
Li Jie took Cao Zhengchun to the study and asked about the situation carefully, and then he understood the whole story.
It turned out that when Cao Zhengchun was investigating a corruption case involving the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he accidentally learned that there was another hidden secret in the case of Wang Changming. The censor was still a small role at the time, but his father-in-law was involved. After a drunken incident, this man The father-in-law accidentally revealed that this case involved a big shot and was also related to the Demonic Cult.
However, when the imperial censor asked who the important person was, his father-in-law kept it secret. Even though he was drunk, he gritted his teeth. Afterwards, he strictly prohibited the person from telling anyone about his drunken remarks. It will definitely lead to great disaster.
Unfortunately, the censor's father-in-law passed away a few years ago and was secretly taken away in a coffin.
Although Cao Zhengchun has been officially established as the next governor of Dongchang, his adoptive father has always firmly held the power of Dongchang. After years of upbringing and support, Cao Zhengchun didn't want to break up with his adoptive father, but he was not willing to wait ten or twenty years.
Big shot, demon sect, with just these two keywords, Cao Zhengchun was keenly aware of the opportunity. As long as he could find out the truth, it would be a great achievement.
Cao Zhengchun also knew that it would definitely be accompanied by huge risks. As the so-called wealth is gained through danger, nothing could stop his ambition to pursue power.
However, the Wang Changming case was concluded by the emperor himself. In the absence of conclusive evidence and only the one-sided words of the censor, Cao Zhengchun had no right to restart the investigation of the case.
This time he came to visit, on the one hand, to learn more about the situation from Li Jie. Cao Zhengchun did not personally participate in this case, but only read the files, but the records in the files could not be comprehensive. On the other hand, Cao Zhengchun also had Taking advantage of Li Jie's face, it means pulling the tiger's skin to pull the banner.
