"The person who is with him every day? Do you mean...?"
Shao Xi didn't answer, just nodded.
Long Chitai seemed a little unable to accept that a person who followed him every day turned out to be a hidden stake in Dali Temple, which made him unable to believe it for a moment.
Shao Xi could understand Long Qitai's mood. Being betrayed by the person he trusted most would be unacceptable to anyone else at the same time.
However, now is not the time to dwell on your inner feelings, but to find a way to find out who is behind it.
"No, I'm going to catch that kid and ask him clearly. I've treated him well over the years. Why am I willing to be someone else's backstabbing?"
With that said, Long Chitai turned around and went to find Xiao Liuzi to ask for clarification.
Shao Xi grabbed him and whispered to him: "Don't go looking for him now. The top priority right now is to find out who is behind this. Even if you kill him now, you won't be able to solve the problem." , don’t forget that this case is related to the reputation of Dali Temple, so don’t be impulsive.”
Long Qitai was worthy of being the minister of Dali Temple. He could tell his intention from Shao Xi's words, so he patted Long Qitai on the shoulder.
"Brother Shao is right. Xiao Liuzi is just a small chess piece in this whole game. You can't ask anything from him. It's better to put him there and keep an eye on him secretly. Maybe you can get it from his mouth." Follow the clues to find the person behind it."
Long Qitai was not an unreasonable person. He also knew that what Shao Xi and his elder brother said was reasonable, but he couldn't turn around at this moment.
It can be said that Xiao Liuzi, whom he watched grow up and was brought into Dali Temple by his own hand, has now become his enemy. The pain in his heart is something that others cannot experience personally.
Shao Xi is calm and rational at this time. He knows how powerful the enemy he is facing is. If he acts emotionally, he will only be caught by the opponent's weaknesses and weaknesses.
Maybe sometimes being too calm and rational can seem a bit cold-blooded, but in the face of the cruel reality, only this kind of cold-bloodedness can allow yourself and the people around you to survive safely.
"In the following days, no matter who we are, we must pretend to be nonchalant when facing Xiao Liuzi. We must continue to investigate the death of Wuriyeti due to poisoning, and make him feel that we do not suspect him, and even that we are because of him. He fell into trouble due to his repeated actions, creating the illusion that he had everything under control. Only in this way can we find some clues from him. "
Long Qihong agreed with Shao Xi's view and patiently said to Long Qitai: "That's true. Instead of alerting the snake, we should keep an eye on him secretly. If necessary, we can even give him some false news and use him to confuse the people behind him." The chief envoy."
Shao Xi hesitated for a moment, and finally said to Long Qihong: "I didn't want to mention it originally, but this matter is very involved. If I don't explain it to you two, I'm afraid something will go wrong in the future. Maybe you still feel that now It was just a case of the assassination of an envoy of the White Night Kingdom, but in fact the real purpose of the mastermind behind this case was to collude with foreign countries to conspire to start a war, so as to seize imperial power and usurp the throne. Although there is currently no evidence of this matter, it has been The investigation has confirmed many of my speculations, so this matter is not trivial, and you two must not take it lightly."
Long Qihong and Long Qitai were stunned when they heard what Shao Xi said. If Shao Xi hadn't told them, they would never have thought that such a shocking case of the assassination of a foreign envoy would be hidden behind it. conspiracy.
Now it seems that both Wu Riyeti and Xiao Liuzi are not just simple hidden stakes, but rebellious plots.
Now this matter can no longer be taken lightly. It is related to the rise and fall of the Jingyuan Dynasty, and it must not be used emotionally.
Long Qitai frowned and said: "Brother, Brother Shao, don't worry. I am not a confused person in front of major events. From now on, I will pretend that nothing happened in front of Xiaoliu. I will take him out to handle cases when I need to." When he goes out to handle a case, I will still look for him to drink with him. I will keep an eye on him secretly. If you have any false news to pass on through him, I will cooperate with you. Although I regard him as my biological brother, but here I will never be vague about things, and if one day it is really necessary, I will kill him myself."
Shao Xi calmly analyzed: "If my guess is correct, then the mastermind behind the scenes sent Xiao Liuzi to force Wu Riyeti to death because he was afraid that I would find out his identity, so I will pretend to give up and continue to investigate him in the following days. identity. On the surface, you two are pretending to continue to pursue the case. If anything happens, we will contact you secretly. "
Long Qihong agreed with Shao Xi's idea.
"That's fine. Let's investigate simultaneously, one in the open and the other in the dark. We deliberately create false impressions in the open to confuse the other party, and you secretly explore the other party's identity in the dark. Once verified, I, the Dali Temple, will join hands with your 'Jingcheng Division' to get the People, investigate and deal with the traitors."
Shao Xi said with a smile: "If that day really comes, our 'Jingcheng Division' and your Dali Temple may not be able to intervene. At that time, only the troops of the Sixteenth Guards can be used to defeat these rebels." Apprehended and brought to justice.”
Long Qihong was shocked after hearing this, "Is it possible that the person who caused the rebellion is so powerful? It requires the troops of the Sixteenth Guards to suppress it. Could it be that he is an important minister in the court or some princes and nobles?"
"We don't know exactly who they are, but their power must be far beyond our imagination. Brother Long, if we really want to investigate this case, I'm afraid we all have to risk our lives. If you choose to withdraw at this time, it is still too late. If you get involved too deeply in the future, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to get out by then."
"Brother Shao, please don't say this again. How can my two brothers be greedy for life and afraid of death? But in this situation, do you think it is necessary for us to remind the Holy One to be on guard?"
Shao Xi smiled and shook his head gently.
"Currently, we have no evidence and are relying only on speculation. If we remind the Holy One at this time that we have no basis, wouldn't we be deceiving the King? Furthermore, there are some things that it may not be convenient for the Holy One to do personally. It may be more appropriate for us to do it. Holy Will.”
Long Qihong suddenly understood. There were indeed some things that it was not convenient for the Holy One to handle personally. On the contrary, it was more convenient for his ministers to do it.
To put it bluntly, it means knowing how to take the blame for the saint when necessary.
Those who have been kings for generations want to leave a name for themselves as a wise king and a wise master in future generations. If you want to leave a name in history, you must keep your hands as clean as possible. Even if an emperor with bloody hands is a wise king, he will inevitably be criticized in future generations, so someone must do some inconvenient things.
Not all wise kings are wise masters, and not all loyal ministers are wise ministers. Whether you are a king or a minister, in fact, everyone has some dark history or stain. But no matter who it is, they all hope to use their own achievements to cover up their once disgraceful side.
Although people often say that flaws do not cover up strengths, flaws are just flaws, and it would be best if they could be gone. A minister will naturally have to bear some disgraceful things for his monarch at certain times.
In some specific incidents, the ministers clearly cleared the obstacles for the monarch, but in order to maintain his glorious image, the monarch had to do something to burn bridges and depose the ministers who were originally loyal to him. Exile, even execution.
Therefore, sometimes the truly loyal ministers may not necessarily make suggestions for the king in the court, calm the world, and create a prosperous era, but do some dirty and tiring work for the king, bear the infamy of future generations, or even sacrifice their lives to maintain the king's authority.
Nowadays, Xiao Changyi is not unaware that there are people with evil intentions and other agendas around him, but before there is definite evidence, even the emperor cannot convict people based on mere guesses. Moreover, even if some people could be convicted, it would be inconvenient for the emperor to remove them personally, so at this time someone was needed to complete the matter for the emperor.
After understanding this truth, there is no need to ask for instructions on some things. The Holy Spirit knows what you are doing, so you can just go ahead and do it without asking or mentioning it. Some words that are made clear will make both parties embarrassed. It's okay to be embarrassed yourself. If you embarrass the Holy One, you are making yourself uncomfortable.
"From today on, I will not come to Dali Temple again if it is not necessary in the short term. If you really need something, please arrange for someone to come to Shuangxue Tower to find me. This matter may not be resolved in a short period of time. We all need to consider it in the long term, but I want one Hit and hit.”
Long Qihong nodded and responded: "Everything will be done according to Brother Shao's wishes. If Dali Temple gets any clues, they will naturally send someone to inform Brother Shao. If Brother Shao needs anything that Dali Temple can do, just send someone to go there." Come and inform us two brothers that everyone in Dali Temple will fully cooperate."
"Okay, then it's settled. Xiao Liuzi must stabilize him and not let him have any doubts. He only needs to observe secretly and leave him there as an idler for the time being. Maybe at some point in the future It will have an unexpected effect.”
Long Chitai replied resolutely: "Brother, just don't worry, I know what to do. If you need anything, just send someone to find me."
"Then let's do this for now! Let's go out together and pretend to make inquiries. After that, I will go back. Today in Shangyuan, I made an appointment with my friends in the academy to go to the lantern festival together. There is no rush to investigate the case. You guys Don’t overwork yourself either.”
"Okay! Let's do a complete show, go out and question everyone carefully, and act like we don't have a clue yet."
After the three people reached an agreement, they walked out of the work room together, called all the people who had come into contact with Wu Riyeti the night before in Dali Temple, and asked them in detail.
In the end, of course, there was no result, and several people were extremely disappointed. Shao Xi shook his head and left Dali Temple with a look of helplessness.
When Shao Xi left Dali Temple, Xiao Liuzi's eyes secretly glanced at Shao Xi's back, his eyes flashing with unnoticeable pride, as if he was a fox hiding in the dark, staring quietly. own prey.
But what he doesn't know is that truly smart hunters often appear as prey, making the prey think they are the hunter. At this time, he was the prey of the hunter who thought he was.
Behind him, there was also a pair of eyes staring at him.
