Li Jing frowned and said, "Where did the assassin come from?"
Liu Jiangsheng suddenly showed a look of worry and said: "Well...these assassins all speak with Jiangnan accents, and their attacks are extremely decisive. The governor was injured in the chest and abdomen, and the arrow penetrated three inches into the body. Fortunately, the medical officer arrived in time He saved his life through medical treatment. Although he is gradually recovering now, he is still unable to get out of bed and walk."
"Jiangnan accent?" Li Jing was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Did the assassin not survive? How dare you assassinate a town's envoy? It's really abominable!"
Liu Jiangsheng replied in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and it was related to the life of the Grand Governor. The brothers only took action, but no one was left alive. But..."
"But what?" Seeing Liu Jiangsheng's expression of embarrassment, Li Jing was slightly dissatisfied and said firmly, "If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't hide anything about me."
"Well, before leaving, most of the governors told the general not to tell Prime Minister Feng and His Majesty about this matter, for fear of causing displeasure to His Majesty and Prime Minister Feng. But His Majesty's power is at the forefront, so the general has no choice but to tell the truth."
"This was found from the assassin..." Liu Jiangsheng said as he took out a bloody silk book, crumpled it into a ball in his palm, hesitated for a moment, and then presented it with both hands.
Li Jing did not reach out to take it, but subconsciously leaned back, and then called for Liu Shaojian to come forward: "Take it for me and see what is written on it."
"I obey the order." Liu Shaojian hurriedly stepped forward and carefully took the blood-stained silk book. He spread it out lightly and quickly glanced at it. He saw the expression of surprise on the white and rosy old face. With their expressions, Li Jing and Queen Zhong couldn't help but frown.
"Young Supervisor, what is written on it?"
Liu Shaojian lowered his body and said through gritted teeth: "Your Majesty, this... I dare not say this."
"I order you to speak frankly." Li Jing could no longer hold back and was slightly angry.
Liu Shaojian took a deep breath and said with a hint of panic: "Your Majesty, the content here should be written by the person who was responsible for the assassination of Li Yuan, but it may involve important officials of the imperial court..."
"Who?" Li Jing straightened her body alertly.
Liu Shaojian hurriedly came closer and spread the silk book on the stone in front of Li Jing. Li Jing looked up and saw that the silk book was slightly torn and some of the fonts were missing. It should be caused by blood stains, but the sentences The string together is barely fluent, and the content is almost the same as Liu Shaojian's words. It is probably about the time and place of Li Yuan's assassination, but there is an extremely dazzling sentence at the end.
Li Jing muttered it to herself and said suspiciously: "'Don't be indebted to the Ministry of Works.' What does this mean? How can this matter be related to the officials of the Ministry of Works?"
Liu Jiangsheng hurriedly said: "This general doesn't know."
There was a brief silence on the pavilion. Li Jing was closing her eyes and thinking, but she didn't know that Queen Zhong beside her had already become clear-minded. Perhaps no one else in the harem is more sensitive to the word "Ministry of Industry" than Mr. Zhong. The name of the Minister of Industry is Zhang Yi, who is the eldest brother of Concubine Zhang and the cousin of the Feng brothers.
"Your Majesty, would you like to send someone to question the officials from the Ministry of Industry?" Zhong suddenly said cautiously.
Li Jing shook his head decisively and waved his hands: "No, I don't know the authenticity of the contents of this silk book, how can I act so easily?"
"Your Majesty, the general has something to say!" Liu Jiangsheng said loudly, cupping his hands.
"allow."
Liu Jiangsheng immediately said calmly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that last year, the Governor requested an order to go back to Chuzhou to visit his relatives? At that time, the general also followed him, but he happened to encounter a large eucalyptus in Chuzhou, which involved the trafficking of illegal salt... ..."
After recounting the ins and outs of Chuzhou's private salt industry at that time, Liu Jiangsheng finally revealed the most crucial information: "...the bandit leader Ma Liu who harmed one party was so rampant, and he even said it in public. Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Industry ordered it, and the governor He was also an accomplice! But at that time, the governor had just entered the court and was a general of the Imperial Army. After all, it was a local matter, so how could he dare to investigate it deeply? After the conclusion, he hurried back to the capital... ..Perhaps since then, the Governor has offended Governor He and Shilang Zhang——"
"Nonsense!" Li Jing suddenly became furious and smacked the gum with a "bang" sound. Liu Jiangsheng was so shocked that he hurriedly leaned down and did not dare to say any more.
"Your Majesty, calm down! Don't be so angry!" Madam Zhong quickly stretched out her hand to comfort Li Jing's heaving chest, then her eyes moved, and after looking at Liu Shaojian for a while, she did not forget to remind her: "Your Majesty, there are matters in the court. I don’t understand, but I have some impression of Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Industry.”
His queen suddenly interjected something. Li Jing was caught off guard. After exhaling a sullen breath, he wondered: "How could the queen recognize it? You might as well tell me."
Mrs. Zhong stood up in a hurry and pretended to be ignorant. She frowned slightly and said, "I have lived in the palace for a long time, so I can't say that I recognize this. Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Shilang Zhang is the elder brother of the imperial concubine's sister, and he is also the son of Prime Minister Feng. Cousin, he often comes to the palace to visit the imperial concubine and his sister, so naturally I bump into him once or twice..."
After being reminded, Li Jing suddenly realized. No wonder Liu Jiangsheng mentioned just now that Li Yuan ordered him not to tell himself and Feng Yanji about the matter. Just now, Li Jing was still confused as to how this matter was related to Feng Yanji. Now it seems a bit hidden.
"Well, Feng Yanji!" Li Jing clenched her teeth, and extremely complicated emotions arose in her heart. Over the years, Feng Yanji relied on his favor and trust to do many things, and Li Jing could pretend to be deaf and dumb. Zuo didn't know that it wasn't because he was so generous and kind, but that Feng Yanji's bad deeds were just minor flaws in Li Jing's eyes, but today's persecution of heroes had obviously exceeded Li Jing's bottom line.
The involvement of important members of the imperial court in profiting from illegal salt trafficking was not Li Jing's focus at all. The incident of illegal salt in Chuzhou was probably concealed by the Third Division on purpose. Naturally, he had never even heard of it, and even if he heard about it now, he would not care at all. , the emperor has such an attitude, no wonder the people below him dare to act rashly.
It is true that this is a serious crime strictly prohibited by national law, but through the ages, is it uncommon for people to use their power to make huge profits? After the founding of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I don't know how many important ministers flocked to it, and even the royal family members enjoyed it. If we really investigate it carefully, it is estimated that more than half of the court hall will be empty.
Speaking of this, I have to mention an embarrassing and obscure incident from the past. Even Xu Wen, the adoptive father of the great martyr Li Min and the righteous ancestor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, started his business by selling illicit salt and used the money to raise Li Min. According to records in "Jiang Biao Zhi", when many royal children of the Southern Tang Dynasty talked about selling private salt, they would often shamelessly mention the glorious deeds of Yizu as a tradition...
At this time, Li Jing's thousands of thoughts were already flying, and he couldn't help but connect to the various signs that happened in the court today.
If this silk script is true, it means the "Ministry of Industry" written above, if Zhang Yizhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, really participated in the assassination of Li Yuan, and as Liu Jiangsheng said, Zhang Yi is related to He Jingzhu, then as Zhang Yi's cousin, Feng Yanji Today, others advocated the suggestion of He Jingzhu of the Wuchang Army to be stationed in Yuezhou. Is it possible that they were colluding to persecute Li Yuan?
By the way, who is Li Yuan? There is no doubt that Mu Yong, a famous general in the world who has repeatedly accomplished extraordinary feats, and the youngest military governor of the Tang Dynasty, has just won a great victory, is seriously injured, but is still dedicated to serving the country. At this time, he looks like a perfect minister.
But if we really want to extrapolate in this direction, then the matter about Li Yuan's rebellion was probably designed by Feng Yanji and others, and what about Liu Renzhan's confession? Could it be that even the Liu family, who had been loyal for generations, participated in the frame-up and persecution of Li Yuan?
After his mind was in confusion, Li Jing instantly fell into a deep psychological conflict. After stringing together these details, a cold sweat broke out on his back. Under his nose, he seemed to be planning a very dangerous game. But this time, he, who was supposed to be a chess player, was turned into a chess piece. This feeling of being misled was extremely uncomfortable.
So what if Li Jing is jealous of Li Yuan? How to deal with his ministers is his prerogative as the emperor. How can he allow others to set up a trap? What's more, if Li Yuanru really has no intention of rebelliousness and uses this ever-victorious sword with ease and only needs a few checks and balances, how can Li Jing give it up so easily?
At this moment, in addition to being extremely dissatisfied with Feng Yanji and others, Li Jing was even more anxious. He had already ordered troops to investigate Li Yuan earlier. How could the emperor take back his words so easily? This is a bit difficult to handle...
Li Jing thought for a moment, then suddenly waved to Young Supervisor Liu and said in a low voice: "Young Supervisor, call all officials from the Ministry of Personnel to the palace immediately. I want to check who wrote the handwriting above."
Liu Shaojian wondered: "Your Majesty, there are tens of thousands of officials across the country, and there are countless official documents sent in. It will take a lot of time to compare the handwriting..."
"Are you taking it for granted?" Li Jing couldn't help but get angry, and then said in a deep voice: "Compare He Jingzhu's handwriting first!"
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"Old slave obeys the order!"
Although Liu Shaojian is old and has a slight hunchback on his back, he still feels wind at his feet when he really wants to walk quickly. At this time, in the pavilion, Li Jing was silently being comforted by Queen Zhong, while Liu Jiangsheng stood upright. Sitting aside, his face seemed expressionless, but he was extremely uneasy in his heart. He secretly said, Mr. Xu, it’s up to you this time...
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