Unexpectedly, just when Li Xi was slightly stunned by the Dharma title, the nun named Jinghui added another sentence: "The shadow of Zhuoshan, the deer chirping, how good it is."
Hearing these words, Li Xi's delicate body trembled, as if struck by lightning, and couldn't help but asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
"Princess, can you please take a step to speak?" Jinghui's tone seemed very indifferent: "There are too many people with too many eyes to talk in depth."
Li Xi hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly ordered: "All of you, please step aside. I want to discuss the mysteries of Buddhism with Master Jinghui."
She was only surrounded by Xiaoting, two maids and four guards at the moment. After hearing the order, everyone couldn't help but be stunned at the same time. They didn't know why the princess suddenly wanted to talk about Buddhism with this young nun, and why they were all avoided.
Xiaoting reacted the fastest, and quickly agreed to the order, and then called the palace maids and guards to retreat away, leaving only Li Xi and Jinghui in the distance.
"Everyone has gone away," Li Xi stared closely at the nun in front of him and asked coldly: "Answer me, where did you hear that sentence?"
Jinghui smiled slightly: "In the letter from the princess to the King of Huaiyang, she wrote "The Shadow of Zhuoshan" and "Luming Tweeted". She also deliberately signed the letter with the word "Jinghui" at the end. I wonder if I am right?"
Li Xi was shocked.
It is true that she secretly corresponded with her brother many times after the rebellion of Huaiyang King Li Kuang. The most recent one was just over two months ago, and the letter contained exactly what Jinghui mentioned just now.
Obviously, the person coming from the other side is not good, and his identity is even more extraordinary.
Li Xi forced himself to calm down quickly. In the situation before her, it was pointless to deny it, so she asked in a deep voice: "Who are you and what do you want to do?"
Jinghui clasped her hands together and said, "Princess, I am a poor nun with a humble status, and the origin of my name is not important. However, my master has something to ask for, and I hope that the princess can help."
Li Xi asked: "Who is your master?"
Jinghui shook her head: "The princess asked the wrong question. You should ask the poor nun what you need help with."
Li Xi couldn't help but sneer and said: "Pretending to be mysterious and mysterious! Why do I need to help you, the undercover rats?"
"Amitabha," Jinghui said calmly without getting angry at all: "My master said that if the princess refuses to help, the letter you wrote to King Huaiyang will be placed on the emperor's desk early tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Li Xi's beautiful eyes turned, and he suddenly smiled and said: "So powerful? It seems that your master is not only an important minister in the court, but also deeply trusted by His Majesty. There are only seven or eight such big shots. It’s just one, it should be easy to guess.”
Jinghui also smiled back: "That's good. Princess Hui's orchid heart is really extraordinary. However, the poor nun still advises the princess not to cause trouble for herself."
"I am not even afraid of death, how can I be coerced by you?" Li Xi said coldly: "If you have the ability, go and report it to the emperor!"
Jinghui looked at Li Xi indifferently and suddenly said: "Princess does have the intention to abandon the world, but if there is a chance to rescue King Huaiyang, wouldn't you try it?"
Li Xi was shocked and asked in disbelief: "You have a way to save him?"
"It's not that the poor nun has a way, but that my master has a way." Jinghui said lightly: "The matter that the master wants to ask you to help is also related to this."
Hearing what the other party said, Li Xi was finally moved. He frowned and asked, "What does your master want me to do? Why is it related to my imperial brother?"
Jinghui looked at the palace maids and guards guarding them in the distance, and said softly: "My master wants to ask the princess to report someone."
"who?"
"The former chief of the Nilin Department of Beiya, Chang Ninghou Shen Lie."
Li Xi was startled, feeling as if a cold wind suddenly passed behind him, and the hairs all over his body stood up. She suppressed the great uneasiness in her heart and asked: "What's the crime of reporting on Shen Lie?"
"Inciting and bewitching the King of Huaiyang to raise an army and stand on his own initiative."
"What? Are you kidding me?!" Li Xi said in surprise: "The whole world knows that Shen Lie is my father's entrusted minister, and he is ordered to protect and support the current emperor to ascend the throne. How can he possible……"
Jinghui said calmly: "Yang Kou respects himself and monopolizes power. Does this reason make sense to the princess?"
Li Xi was stunned for a moment, then tried: "You mean, Shen Lie secretly tricked my brother into rebelling in order to make the emperor more dependent on him?"
"That's right." Jinghui smiled and said, "In this way, my master can plead for King Huaiyang in front of the emperor."
Li Xi suddenly fell into silence and stood motionless for a long time without saying a word. Jinghui was not in a hurry, she just looked at her quietly, waiting for the final answer.
After a long time, Li Xi suddenly said quietly: "Do you understand that if I fail to deal with Shen Lie like this, I will die miserably?"
Jinghui clasped her hands together: "Not only the princess, but also my master will not be spared."
"Then you still dare to take such a risk?" Li Xi was a little puzzled: "Shen Lie has been imprisoned by the emperor for secret files, and he can no longer threaten anyone. Isn't it better to just let him fend for himself quietly? I would rather provoke a tiger or provoke a poisonous snake than get involved in framing Shen Lie."
Jinghui said calmly: "So, we must succeed and cannot fail. Princess, for your own safety and to save the life of your royal brother Li Kuang, this risk is worth it."
Li Xi bit his lip tightly, as if he had made a great determination: "I can't report the former Chief of the Nilin Division just by relying on my mouth. Do you have any reliable evidence?"
Jinghui finally felt relieved after hearing what she said, and responded with a smile: "The evidence has been sent to the princess's house at this time, and you can see it as soon as you get back. As for how to use it, with the princess's resourcefulness, she will not let it go. My master is worried."
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Li Xi returned to the Zen room, and Murong Ling had almost rested. Accompanied by the abbot, the two of them had two cups of Zen tea and listened to Buddhist teachings. Princess Fenyang had something on her mind and didn't want to stay for a long time, so she made an excuse and left Xiangji Temple with Murong Ling without even eating a meal, and returned to the Princess' Mansion in the imperial capital.
As soon as they entered the palace, the housekeeper came to report that someone from the palace had sent a brocade box and asked the princess to open it in person. Li Xi secretly thought that it was the owner of Nun Jinghui who sent evidence to falsely accuse Shen Lie, so he ordered the housekeeper to put the brocade box in her boudoir, and everyone else left.
Sure enough, Li Xi opened the brocade box. Inside were several letters and something similar to an account book. She looked through it briefly and found that they were all related to the King of Huaiyang.
The letter was written in Shen Lie's tone to Huaiyang King Li Kuang. The main content was to incite and encourage Li Bing to cooperate with Lao Jianhua and set up an ambush halfway to launch an attack while Prince Li Bing was going to Bianzhou to attend the River Affairs Ceremony.
And that account book is the receipt entries recorded by the Huaiyang Prince's Palace. All listed in it are the equipment and funds secretly received from Nilinsi as a gift to the Prince's Palace.
These things that were difficult to distinguish between true and false pointed all the fingers directly at Shen Lie, the leader of the Nilin Division at the time.
In addition, under the letters and account books, there is a pair of tiger charms used to mobilize troops.
The tiger talisman is made of bronze and is regular and intact. It is engraved with the inscription of the late emperor Li Chengwu, and the corresponding unit number is that of the soldiers located in the various states in the Lianghuai region.
Letters can be faked, but this tiger talisman is extremely difficult to forge.
When the late emperor was still alive, Shen Lie was definitely one of the palace figures who had the qualifications, opportunity, and ability to steal this thing.
All these physical evidences are connected together, and the story told by Jinghui immediately builds great credibility:
Because of the incident in the Imperial Capital of the Xuanjia Army, Shen Lie, the director of Nilin, regarded the crown prince Li Bing as his number one enemy and repeatedly suggested that the late emperor depose Li Bing as crown prince. However, the late emperor abided by the holy covenant and refused to adopt it. Therefore, Shen Lie encouraged Li Kuang to seize the throne in order to get rid of Li Bing.
Unexpectedly, when the Turks invaded later, the late emperor decided to defend the imperial capital and ordered Shen Lie to assist Li Bing. In order to consolidate his power, Shen Lie stole two Huaihu Tiger Talisman and asked the King of Huaiyang to raise an army. This made Li Bing become more dependent on him and eventually became Become a puppet.
Such a story is so logical and interlocking that the emperor cannot help but believe it.
What's more important is that it is related to the current secret files of Nilin Secretary, which makes the flavor of conspiracy even stronger.
Li Xi watched carefully and pondered silently, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: What a cruel method.
To be able to orchestrate such a killing tactic is definitely not an ordinary person!
Is this really something that the ministers in the DPRK can do?
She deeply doubted this.
But then again, it's really none of her business. Regardless of who the mysterious owner is, Jing Hui is right in saying that these evidences have a chance to kill Shen Lie, and they also have a chance to save Li Kuang's life.
Actively seeking to usurp the throne and being instigated by powerful officials to rebel are completely different in nature.
Emperor Li Bing himself probably understands this most deeply.
Since you can make a big mistake because of Xie Guang's deception, why can't my brother Li Kuang go astray because of Shen Lie's deception?
This logic is the most critical part of saving Li Bing's life.
There is something that can be done about this matter!
Li Xi took a long breath and secretly decided: Since there is something I can do, I will never give up easily and I will fight for my brother no matter what.
The question now is how to tell the story in front of me in a complete way, especially how I obtained these important evidences. It must be designed to be watertight.
Another point is the issue of timing.
According to Xiaoting, the emperor planned to deal with Li Kuang after her wedding, so he had to provide evidence and report him before the wedding. If it was too late, he would have long nights and many dreams.
Thinking of this, Princess Fenyang Li Xi stood up and walked to the window, looking at the setting sun outside, and conceived a plan in her mind.
