Tonight, Zhao Shaoqing unexpectedly did not stay at the official residence of Dali Temple. Instead, he took his servants and changed into casual clothes and hurried to a bank in Daxing City.
A bank can not only store money but also items.
He took out a sign from his sleeve and handed it to the clerk behind the counter. After verifying the sign, the clerk handed Zhao Chuo a tightly wrapped iron box.
With the servant holding the iron box, Zhao Chuo returned home in a hurry.
In the study room, Zhao Chuo took out the mysterious extra key from his sleeve and opened the iron box. After a while, the leader of Dali Temple was sweating profusely.
"I'm going to die..."
Zhao Cuo raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, trying to recall every detail of the day in Yong'an Palace.
"Is the Holy Queen suddenly summoning me just to explain Hedong anecdotes to the young prince of King Jin? But there are many officials from Hedong in the court, so why did the Holy Queen choose herself?"
"Before I went to Yong'an Palace, I specially tidied my clothes. There was absolutely no debris in the sleeves. It seems that the brand and key were secretly put into the sleeves while I was in Yong'an Palace."
"Who is the one?"
Zhao Chuo thought about it, he didn't stay in Yong'an Palace for a long time. During the whole process, only the young prince handed him a cup of tea. If he wanted to do something, he only had this chance.
"Did the Holy Queen instruct the young prince to do this? The purpose is to use my hand to deal with layman Liu?"
Zhao Chuo stared blankly at the candlelight in front of him, falling into the most difficult thought in his life.
To be able to sit in the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Zhao Chuo is definitely not an ordinary person, or in other words, ordinary people cannot sit in that position.
The case files in the iron box record numerous crimes committed by Liu Chang's son Liu Jushi over the years. It is easy for Zhao Chuo to verify the authenticity.
With these files, it can be said that it is easy to kill Jushi Liu, but the key is that Zhao Chuo does not dare to offend the prince.
Beating a dog depends on the owner. If he puts these files in the court, layman Liu will definitely be dead, but will the prince spare him Zhao Chuo?
On the other hand, if I don't handle this case, how will the Holy Queen get through it?
All night, Zhao Chuo stayed in his study, and his beautiful little wife once again stayed alone in the empty boudoir, looking through the autumn water.
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If Dali Temple is determined to investigate a case, it will definitely get to the bottom of it, because this department is the highest court in the entire Sui Dynasty.
Three days later, a thicker pile of files was placed in front of Zhao Chuo. It was clearly written on what Liu Jushi had done in recent years, which girl he liked, how many debts he had incurred, his daily hobbies and living habits.
It can be said that these files alone are more than enough to kill ten lay people Liu.
But Zhao Chuo is still a little weak...
On weekdays, it would be trivial to find faults with the Supreme Being, not to mention that the Supreme Being is too generous to argue with him.
But the prince is very petty. If he really wants to kill Qian Niu Bei Shen, he will offend the East Palace and Zuowuwei General Liu Chang at the same time.
He really didn't have the courage, but how could the Holy Queen explain it?
After guarding the pile of files for a whole day and night, Zhao Chuo gritted his teeth and took the files to Yong'an Palace to ask for an audience.
"Brand? Key?"
Queen Dugu frowned and stared at Zhao Chuo who was kneeling in front of the palace, and said in a deep voice: "You mean, before you came to this palace, you did not have these two objects in your sleeves, and you only discovered them after you left?"
"Reporting to the Holy Empress, this matter involves serious matters, and I will never dare to speak lightly."
Zhao Chuo's head was buried very low, but his heart was extremely nervous.
The reason why he chose to make the matter clear was because he couldn't figure out whether Queen Dugu was hinting at him, so he simply went out of his way to seek clarification.
If Empress Dugu had secretly promised to do so, she would definitely go to death to get Lay Master Liu, and she would never take Empress Dugu out.
But what if not?
After Dugu Jialuo frowned and thought for a long time, he suddenly burst into laughter:
"I know. The file is here to stay. You go back first. Don't mention this matter to anyone. Just pretend it never happened."
"Yes, I am resigning."
Zhao Chuo did not dare to say anything and exited the hall honestly, feeling a huge stone in his heart.
If you handle such a big thing carelessly, your family will be ruined. Offending the prince and offending the empress will only mean an early death or a late death.
"Zhao Chuo is a sensible person. He knows that as a minister, he must not deceive the Holy Queen." Alou said with a smile: "This matter was probably caused by His Highness. He was the only one who had close contact with Zhao Chuo that day. Chuo."
Empress Dugu smiled and said: "This kid usually pretends to be honest, but in fact he is full of weird ideas. He actually thought of using my hand to hint to Zhao Chuo that he has a grudge against Liu Chang's son?"
"As far as I know, no. Although layman Liu often walks in the East Palace, His Highness has never even met him." Alou said with a smile: "Has the Queen forgotten? Your Highness played such a trick last year. In front of the Supreme Being and you, I introduced a man named Li Jing to Yang Su in a roundabout way, and I heard that he is now a meritorious official in Chang'an County."
Dugu Jialuo curled his lips, bit his lower lip and smiled:
"I don't really take it to heart when someone is bragging about such nonsense. The more unabashed an idiot is, the more reassuring he is. On the contrary, I am very interested in what little Jiujiu I, Qilin'er, am doing."
As he said that, Dugu Jialuo rubbed his palms excitedly: "It's really fun to play with your own children. Let's continue to pretend to be confused and don't do anything. Let's see what new tricks this little brat has."
Ah Lou smiled knowingly and changed the subject: "This year's spring outing will start in two months, and the major sects are already actively preparing. Should we still follow the old rules and have His Highness the Crown Prince host it?"
"Sui Difa? Humph!" Empress Dugu sneered: "This fool can only mess up the mandarin duck genealogy. He has no idea which families can get married and which ones can't."
After pondering for a while, Empress Dugu said: "Let Lihua go..."
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The bank's files had been taken away a long time ago, but after waiting for five days, there was no news about layman Liu.
Yang Ming felt that he had misjudged the person. This Zhao Chuo was not as upright as he thought.
It can be imagined from this that it is not easy to use a Qianniu bodyguard.
"Your Highness, don't be anxious. Killing a layman Liu is of no concern to us. On the contrary, that Liu Chang often speaks ill of our prince in front of the Supreme Being. It would be best if we could bring him down."
The eldest companion Xu Jing squatted on the ground, rolled up his sleeves and washed Yang Ming's feet. While washing, he said: "Liu Chang is a supporter of the prince. Seeing that our prince is the most powerful among the four princes, he often sows discord in front of the prince. This old immortal thing, the prince wants to tear him to pieces."
Yang Ming closed his eyes and enjoyed the comfort of the warm water soaking his feet.
Chen Shuyi looked at Xu Jing and mocked: "You want your highness to deal with a powerful General Zuo Wuwei? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
Ever since she left Chen Shubao's mansion that day, Chen Shuyi's attitude towards Yang Ming gradually became gentler.
In addition, Yang Ming never treated her as a servant, and many secret matters were discussed in front of her, which made her feel that Yang Ming trusted her.
Only trust can be exchanged for trust.
"I'm just talking. Don't I know that Liu Chang is difficult to move?" Xu Jing quickly cried out.
Chen Shuyi snorted coldly and continued: "Liu Chang is one of the Twelve Generals, and the Liu family is from the Guanlong clan. The only two saints who can touch Liu Chang are the two saints. If we can work hard in this area... "
"Stop talking," Yang Ming raised his hand and interrupted: "This matter needs long-term consideration."
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