As soon as Li Bing's words came out of his mouth, Murong Xue was stunned. He hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said: "This... this is impossible, isn't it? If the King of Huaiyang staged a bitter plot, Wei Chen would believe it, but he would not end it on his own."
Li Bing looked out the window and said thoughtfully: "You, maybe you don't know much about this royal brother of this palace. To be honest, Li Kuang's behavior is not what he usually shows, as if he is a On the contrary, he has been very smart since he was a child, and is quite resourceful compared to the princes of the same age. Although this guy sometimes seems a little indecisive, and also has the problem of being too happy with success, there is no doubt about his shrewdness. He can You can hide it from others, but you can’t deceive me.”
"Your Highness means..." Murong Xue thought thoughtfully: "Li Kuang won't be killed so easily?"
Li Bing nodded slightly: "Any timid and shrewd person usually behaves with extreme caution, and Li Kuang is exactly like this. He previously sent Zhao Jing to lead troops to ambush and assassinate me on the road. It stands to reason that no matter whether he succeeds or not, he will We should just hide in the imperial capital and wait and see what happens. But who would have expected that this guy is so big-hearted. He just played a dirty trick on us, and actually turned around and swaggered into the Xuanjia Army's territory. Isn't this suspicious? ?”
He paused and continued his analysis: "Taking a step back, even if Li Kuang is really crazy and extremely confident, thinking that even if he kills me, Xie Guang will not dare to touch him. But with the Huaiyang Palace How could someone cut off his master’s head in broad daylight if he was so powerful as a guard?”
Murong Xue thought for a while: "However, I personally witnessed the people from the Huaiyang Palace carrying the body to Bianzhou, and they did not look like they were lying. Moreover, there are many people from the Ministry of Rites of the Imperial Capital on the side of the River Controller's office. Officials from the Ministry of Industry, some of whom were familiar with Li Kuang, had no doubts after seeing the head and body."
"Don't say it's them," Li Bing sighed and said, "Even I, who grew up with Li Kuang, didn't see any flaws. However, the more this happens, the more I feel that something is not right. right."
Murong Xue was confused by what he said and couldn't help but said: "It would be very difficult to investigate the two suspects proposed by His Highness. Moreover, we not only lack experts in investigation, but we also have to face Regarding the River Sacrifice Ceremony, it is very likely that we will not be able to find out the substantive results before the Imperial Capital takes action.”
Li Bing stroked his forehead and said worriedly: "This is exactly the problem. Even if there is a target of suspicion, there is no way to find out. The only thing that can be done is to sit back and wait for death."
Seeing the worried look on the prince's face, Murong Xue couldn't help but feel a little sad. He reorganized his thoughts in his mind, and suddenly an idea flashed: "Your Highness, I have thought of a way that may be able to break the current predicament."
"Oh? Do you have any good ideas? Tell me quickly!" Li Bing asked quickly.
Murong Xue hesitated for a moment, then plucked up her courage and replied, "I would like to think about it, is it possible to twist those two people together?"
Li Bing was slightly startled: "Twist them together? How to twist them?"
"It's very simple!" Murong Xue responded: "Ask Shen Lie to investigate Huaiyang King Li Kuang!"
Li Bing couldn't help but laugh: "Murong, didn't you hear clearly what I said just now? Shen Lie is also one of the suspects I guessed, how can I let him come to investigate? Besides, if you do this, what's the point of reporting it to the court? the difference?"
Murong Xue shook her head and said while thinking: "Your Highness Mingjian, there is a key point in Wei Chen's proposal, and that is Shen Lie's identity. Since you said that he is also a suspect target, then we might as well pretend not to know anything. , they just informed him secretly about the attack on King Huaiyang and ordered him to investigate it personally. If this matter was really done by Nilin Division, you can be sure that no matter how hard Shen Lie investigated, he would not find anything useful. We are looking for clues in this process to further confirm his suspicion. On the contrary, if Shen Lie is innocent, then with Nilinsi's methods and abilities, I believe there will be gains soon. The answer may be Li Kuang himself, or perhaps Who else is it? Anyway, they are valuable to us."
At this point, Murong Xue paused for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he continued: "And what's even better is that we secretly informed the Bei Ya Ni Lin Division and explained the interests to them, especially emphasizing that this matter may involve If the emperor is in danger, then Shen Lie will definitely cooperate with our request and not make any public announcements for the time being. In this way, even if the court investigates us in the future, we can say that we have already informed the imperial capital and are not guilty of deceiving the emperor."
Li Bing's eyes lit up and he said happily: "I understand what you mean. There is another advantage of doing this. Let Shen Lie investigate the case instead of going through the Third Law Department, which is equivalent to calling in the royal private soldiers to secretly investigate the royal family. case, there is no need to follow the imperial court’s practice of requesting me to suspend power pending investigation.”
"That's right." Murong Xue nodded slightly: "Compared to Nan Ya, Bei Ya was originally a royal private soldier, specializing in handling major cases that cannot be disclosed to the outside world for the emperor. As the prince who supervises the country, you seconded Bei Ya to reverse There’s nothing wrong with Lin Si.”
Li Bing was quite moved when he heard this, but he still had a question: "Do you think Shen Lie would hide it from the emperor's uncle?"
Murong Xue said: "Whether you hide it or not, it doesn't really matter. When we let Shen Lie investigate the case, we have actually shown our innocence to the emperor. In this case, the emperor should not act rashly. "
"Well, what you said makes sense." Li Bing agreed: "Reporting to the court openly, both legally and rationally, I must be summoned back to the imperial capital to cooperate with the investigation, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the government and the public. But if it is reported secretly, Then there is room for things to change. Well, your method is good! But... how can we contact Shen Lie in time? "
Murong Xue calmed down and said calmly: "Your Highness, please forgive me. At this moment, Wei Chen did not dare to hide anything. In fact, before coming to Luoyi to take up his post, Wei Chen had been ordered to have contact with Shen Lie. We have made an agreement with you so that in critical moments, we can mobilize Nilin Division’s power here to protect His Highness’s safety.”
Li Bing smiled when he heard this: "I think this is also the case. You are an official appointed by the imperial capital. It is impossible not to accept some special instructions and tasks. There is no need to pay attention to it. The most important thing right now is to contact Shen Lie as soon as possible."
Murong Xue knew that time was urgent and could not tolerate any delay, so she hurriedly obeyed the order, turned around and left. In addition to traveling, he immediately contacted the Nilinsi secret agent stationed in Bianzhou through secret means, saying that he had important matters and urgently needed Mr. Chang Shi to go to Bianzhou in person.
What made Murong Xue feel overjoyed was that Shen Lie himself happened to be near Bianzhou at this time.
It turns out that in order to investigate the assassination of He Jingming, Shen Lie has been secretly lurking beside the Xuanjia Army recently, secretly directing his men to collect evidence.
Although this area of Bianzhou is Xie Guanglao Jianhua's sphere of influence, Shen Chang is an expert in history and art and is bold. Moreover, it is now a critical moment for the case to be solved, so he no longer puts his own safety first in everything as before. Consider.
Fortunately, he took the risk and squatted in Bianzhou, so as soon as he received the news about Murong Xue, he immediately set off and quietly found Murong Xue's residence the next night.
Murong Xue couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw Shen Lie arriving so quickly. However, before he could ask why Shen Lie appeared so quickly, he was stunned by the other party's words: "General Murong, you have caused big trouble this time. Bar?"
Murong Xue smiled awkwardly and replied: "Hey, nothing can be hidden from the eyes and ears of your Nilin Division. What? Do you know everything?"
"Are you kidding?" Shen Lie said disdainfully: "The emperor's eldest son and the dignified prince were assassinated in the Holy Tang Kingdom. If I don't know about it by now, I might as well just die."
Murong Xue asked slightly worriedly: "Brother Shen, have you informed the imperial capital about King Huaiyang's affairs?"
Shen Lie rolled his eyes at him and shook his head: "Shen will not be ignorant of propriety. Don't forget, I also have an informant around the prince, so I naturally know your situation well. Since His Highness is determined to suppress it first, Why should I be a bad person and rush to the imperial capital to report my funeral? Besides..."
Murong Xue was a little curious: "Besides what?"
Shen Lie smiled faintly: "Besides, according to my guess, King Huaiyang may still be alive and kicking now. Shen can't just let the wind come and lie about the military situation to His Majesty the Emperor."
Murong Xue was greatly surprised by Shen Lie's words. He knew very well that the other party was not the kind of person who liked to talk nonsense, so he hurriedly asked: "Brother Shen, why did you say this? Did you find out something?"
"I came here to investigate the case of Commander He Datong, so I have to keep an eye on the goings-on around Bianzhou." Shen Lie patiently explained: "As soon as the attack at Hejin Ferry occurred that day, I quickly received the report from my subordinates. At first, I At that time, Shen really thought that Xie Guang was audacious and committed rebellion. However, when we sent people to investigate carefully, we found that the situation was far from that simple. Guess what, my people What did you find?"
"What did you find?" Murong Xue was so nervous that her voice was trembling.
Shen Lie smiled and said: "The Nilin spy saw an army not far from the scene of the incident, with a size of four to five thousand, and they were wearing casual clothes, and their whereabouts looked very mysterious."
Murong Xue's first thought was of the assassins who attacked King Huaiyang, and asked, "Could it be those people who did it?"
"No, no, no, it's not the murderer who ambushed Li Kuang." Shen Lie sneered: "That's the problem. After verification, those people are all soldiers of King Huaiyang."
Murong Xue was a little surprised: "This is impossible! Li Kuang is not a general in charge of the army. According to the regulations of the imperial court, the royal palace cannot have more than two hundred personal guards. How can he have four to five thousand soldiers and horses?"
Shen Lie's face looked very stern: "He is a private soldier whom he secretly raised! With just this one thing, Shen can punish him for the crime of treason!"
