"I don't know the specifics."
Xia Zhixue shook his head and told what happened during tonight's investigation.
"Liu Lai is from the Palace of Eternal Life?"
Liu Dingbei was a little surprised, "Or was he promoted by the Changsheng Palace?"
"This isn't right."
"I have the impression that Liu Lai was a beggar when he was young. He would do anything to survive."
"We even sold the cotton from our Dawei Dynasty to foreign countries and made a lot of money."
"My father thought he was a good person, so when he returned to Beijing, he took him back to the capital, restored his good status, and asked him to do business well."
"It turns out that Liu Lai is also a person who can't stand loneliness."
"While doing business, he was also getting fame and fortune, which really made him a candidate for the imperial examination."
"Coupled with his talent as a merchant, my father strongly recommended him to Your Majesty, which made Liu Lai become the Minister of Household Affairs."
"After the former Minister of Hubu retired and returned to his hometown, Liu Lai took over the position of Minister of Hubu."
"It can be said that Liu Lai's current achievements are entirely due to my father. What does it have to do with the Palace of Eternal Life?"
"Ah? This..."
Xia Zhixue was also stunned after hearing this.
Could it be that his trace was discovered, so all the news revealed was false?
It shouldn't be.
He followed someone after he saw someone rushing towards the palace at night, wearing a mask.
Before Liu Lai came, he hid in the moat.
Ordinarily it shouldn't be discovered.
Then there is only one possibility.
Xia Zhixue looked at Liu Dingbei and asked, "Old General Liu, is your father a member of the Hall of Eternal Life?"
"That's impossible."
Liu Dingbei immediately retorted, "My father is only loyal to the royal family and will never join other messy organizations. There is no need for that."
"That's a little strange."
Xia Zhixue couldn't figure it out.
"Why does the Changsheng Palace say that Liu Lai was promoted by them?"
"And Liu Lai also admitted that he was very respectful to the Palace of Eternal Life and would do whatever he was asked to do. He was as obedient as a slave."
"Can you guys talk again later?"
Liu Mengwan said speechlessly: "Mr. Xia came to visit late at night. This letter should be very urgent."
"It's better to finish writing it quickly and let him send someone to send the letter away."
"Yes, yes, go on, I won't interrupt."
Liu Dingbei continued to polish his ink.
"Liu Lai is a member of the Changsheng Palace. His ability to become the Minister of the Ministry of Households depends entirely on the Changsheng Palace."
Xia Zhixue continued: "But General Liu told me that Liu Lai's father was indispensable for his ability to become the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"As for whether Old General Liu's father is a member of the Palace of Eternal Life, my subordinates have yet to investigate, but Old General Liu has said that he does not know the truth."
"This is the first point."
"The second point is that An Tang was trained by Liu Lai."
"What?"
Liu Dingbei was shocked again, "Mr. Xia, is the secret hall you are talking about the secret hall established in Youzhou?"
"A killer organization that is famous throughout the Dawei Dynasty?"
"good."
Xia Zhixue said: "In our Dawei Dynasty, there is only one secret hall."
"This, this, how is this possible?"
Liu Dingbei said in disbelief: "Youzhou is said to be the territory of our Dawei Dynasty, but most of it has been occupied by the enemy. Only a few cities are guarded by border officers to prevent enemy soldiers from disturbing our Dawei Dynasty. country.”
"Under such circumstances, how did Liu Lai establish the secret hall there?"
"I don't know about this."
Xia Zhixue said: "But these words were said by the envoy of the Eternal Life Palace, and they are very credible."
"This Liu Lai, a good minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is not good enough, and he actually does some crooked things."
Liu Dingbei said angrily: "No, I'm going to chop off his head now."
"Why do you kill people?"
Liu Mengwan asked.
"Why else?"
Liu Dingbei said speechlessly: "He is going to send someone to kill his father, and he has also created a killer organization like Antang. He is not worthy of being an official in the Dawei Dynasty."
"It's natural to kill him for my father."
"Where's the evidence?"
Liu Mengwan asked again, "Without evidence, you secretly killed important officials of the imperial court. How will you explain to His Majesty when he returns to Beijing?"
"Furthermore, your own situation is not good at this time. If you are criticized again, you will be easily pulled down."
"Now His Majesty relies entirely on Father to maintain law and order in the capital."
"If even you fall, the capital will be in chaos."
"Are you worthy of His Majesty's trust?"
"I……"
Liu Dingbei was speechless when asked.
Xia Zhixue also echoed: "Miss Liu is right."
"Old General, you have a heavy responsibility at this time and must not act rashly."
"Then let him live a few more days."
Liu Dingbei found a place to go down the stairs.
Liu Mengwan asked Xia Zhixue to continue talking, and she continued writing.
"The Palace of Eternal Life ordered Liu Lai to assassinate General Liu and Mr. Liu."
"General Liu, I have already passed the test. I will always send people to pay attention to the troubles here and try to eliminate the danger as much as possible."
"On the other hand, sir, we must be fully prepared to prevent the killer from taking advantage of us."
"Wait, Mr. Xia, please wait first."
Liu Dingbei interrupted him again: "I am an important minister in the court and I am responsible for maintaining public security in the capital."
"Liu came to kill me to muddy the waters in the capital. He wants to fish in troubled waters."
"This is easy to understand."
"But Mr. Zhao is just a village man. Even if he is appointed as a wine tasting officer by His Majesty, he is just a sesame official without any real power."
"Why did Liu Lai want to kill him?"
"For the acacia."
Xia Zhixue explained: "Liu Lai wants the acacia wine formula in his hands and wants to use it to make money."
"Miss Liu, please add this point as well."
"Damn it."
Liu Dingbei said coldly: "When His Majesty returns to Beijing and the court is stable, I will be the first to chop off his head."
Can Your Majesty still return to Beijing?
Xia Zhixue just asked in his mind and did not say it out loud.
Those people have great plans, and I am afraid that once your Majesty leaves, there will be no way back.
Of course, these are not the issues that Xia Zhixue is concerned about.
His duty is to gather information, be the eyes and ears of the husband, and also protect the husband, father-in-law and family.
What does it have to do with him whether there is chaos in the court or not?
Xia Zhixue continued: "The third point is that Tian Rou is a business genius."
"In the capital, a very large merchant team was built without any help from anyone."
"Now she has left Beijing and gone to Jiangnan, intending to open up the world of Jiangnan for her husband."
"Sir, you can sell acacia wine, soap, frosting sugar, etc. to Jiangnan."
"Tian Rou?"
Liu Dingbei took over and said, "But that Tian Rou who was canonized as Princess Chang'an by His Majesty?"
"Tian Yi's sister was forcibly brought to the capital by Tian Yi and planned to marry Liu Wenhao's Tian Rou?"
"That's her."
Xia Zhixue said: "She and her husband were in love, but Tian Yi beat them up and broke them up."
"Fortunately, Your Majesty was wise and gave Princess Chang'an to Sir."
“Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together and people flock together.”
Liu Dingbei sighed: "Not only is the gentleman himself a great talent, he can brew acacia wine, suppress bandits, and conquer plagues. Everyone around him is also astonished by his talent."
"Mr. Xia is very good at gathering information."
"Even a woman like Tian Rou is showing off her talents as a merchant."
"Not bad, very good. I want to meet this Penglai Immortal Lord more and more."
"It's a pity that my beloved daughter died young. Otherwise, maybe we could let her marry Mr. Zhao and create a good story."
"General Eagle is not dead."
Xia Zhixue said: "And she married sir as you wished."
"The two have a daughter named Zhao Xiaoxiao."
"Old General Liu, you are already a grandfather."
