Late at night in the mountain manor, under the moonlight, more than a dozen torches made the sound of "peeping, peeling".
One after another, the servants and maids were escorted out of the manor and driven to the open space on the left side of the manor.
The injured guard was driven to the other side with the support of his former companions, wailing softly.
Li Xuan sat on the horse, lowering his head and thinking.
A group of Qianniu Guards also followed him on horseback, lined up in a row, wearing red clothes and golden armor, and looked majestic.
The policemen, officers and soldiers who came from the Hangzhou Governor's Mansion were quickly searching the entire manor.
All the people from the Nanchang Palace have withdrawn from the manor, and no one participated in the search of the manor.
Li Xuan's eyes were a little distracted, and all his attention was focused on the memory picture in his mind.
A woman wearing a peach-white chest-length skirt handed a list into Wang Chao's hands.
There were only six names on the list, and Zong Ling and Xin Jian's names were prominently listed on it.
This is the list of disciples from other sects in Wang Chao's memory who came to the land of Wuyue this time to support the Tianyin Sect.
Although there are only six names, it is not just six people.
But these six are the core disciples of other sects of the Demon Sect.
Accompanying them were a group of ordinary disciples, such as those who cooperated with Zong Ling and Xin Jian to assassinate Li Xuan on the West Lake.
Now in this kind of manor, none of the guards who resisted the attack of Li Xuan and Qian Niuwei were members of the Tianyin Sect.
As for the woman wearing a peach-white chest-length skirt, she is none other than Zhang Wanyu.
It was precisely because she was in direct contact with Wang Chao that she needed to kill Wang Chao to silence him.
"Report to the Duke!" Su Zhe and Wei Heng stepped forward at the same time, raised their hands to Li Xuan and said, "I have asked clearly, these people are all ordinary Taoists of the True Immortal Taoism in Hangzhou. The others are above the West Lake, Those who assassinated the prince were all assassins from the Wu Sheng Dao. The emergence of the True Immortal Dao and the Wu Sheng Dao has shown that this time the various factions of the Demon Sect have come to support the Tianyin Sect."
"Yes, this time the opponent's strength may exceed our expectations. We should not underestimate it." Li Xuan's eyes passed over Su Zhe's head and fell on the other side, surrounded by more than a dozen detectives and guards. The manor guard then asked lightly: "Then how much does our city gate captain know about the situation in this manor?"
Li Xuan had no intention of telling Su Zhe the details of the manpower of the six major sects that the Demon Sect came to support the Tianyin Sect this time.
Six core disciples from other sects of the Demon Sect, along with a group of ordinary disciples of considerable strength, seemed to have considerable strength, but that was all.
The other sects of the Demon Sect did not send their real main strength at the elder level at all, there was only one Wang Dynasty.
Now it seems that they don't have much hope for this Tianyin Sect uprising.
Li Xuan kept this information. Besides being able to exchange information with others, Li Xuan was almost certain that such a key piece of information was a plan of the Tianyin Sect.
Not a single person from the Tianyin Sect is here, they all use people from other sects of the Demon Sect to attract attention, and even Chengmen Wei Jinji, I am afraid the same is true.
"This is Zhuangzi who is a relative of Jin Ji's family, so Yilu and I can only go find his relatives first, and then see if there is any evidence." Su Zhe lowered his head slightly and said in embarrassment for a moment: "If there was no rebellion by Jin Ji If there is evidence, I am afraid that we can only pursue the crime of involvement."
"I really didn't find any evidence here that Jin Ji was hiding the rebels." Li Xuan raised her eyebrows slightly and thought for a moment: Could it be that they didn't intend to abandon Jin Ji at the beginning.
Or maybe it's just a trick of confusion.
"The subordinates and their subordinates searched the entire village three times, and the servants in the village also interrogated them carefully. After these traitors from the Demon Sect moved in, Jin Ji never came here again. He usually comes here. The people here are all his relatives. The lower officials are incompetent, so I hope the prince will punish him." Su Zhe held his hands in his hands with a solemn look on his face.
"It's okay!" I don't mind contacting you at all.
He waved his hand and turned to look at Wei Heng who was standing aside: "Brother Wei, earlier, I asked you to help spread the news. How did it go?"
"Are you talking about me waiting here to search for the rebels of the Demon Sect?" Wei Heng immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "The news has spread."
"That's good. I'll ask Brother Wei to put them all in Hangzhou Mansion Prison. Remember to walk around the streets so that everyone knows who they are and where they were arrested." Here, Li Xuan looked at Su Zhe again, and said with a cold expression: "Su Canjun, with the evidence found here, I believe it is enough to convict his master of treason. As for the city gate captain, everything must first be based on the implication." Once the crime has been determined, he should be dismissed from office and removed from office. Don’t let it go to waste.”
"Here!" Su Zhe immediately cheered up, raised his hands to Li Xuan, and was about to leave.
"Brother Su, wait a minute." Li Xuan stopped Su Zhe, and then said: "All the murderers caught here will be taken away alive by the Hangzhou Governor's Office for trial, and the dead ones will be taken away by me and sent to the court. Gong, you two have no objections."
"Everything is at the discretion of the prince." Su Zhe and Wei Heng immediately handed over their hands.
Li Xuan nodded, turned around and rode towards the mountain. The other Qianniu Guards, as well as the guards from the Nanchang Palace, immediately followed.
"This King of Nanchang is so awesome!" Wei Heng sighed, looking at Li Xuan's back, thinking that the Nanchang King's Palace would still have to give a share of the property collected in this manor tonight.
Even though the King of Nanchang just made a few arrangements easily, all the accumulation of Jin Ji in Hangzhou city was ruined.
The tall horse jumped up the hillside. Wei Gong and Du Liu, who had been waiting here, immediately stepped forward and raised their hands: "Your Majesty, has everything been settled?"
"The arrangements have been made, Mr. Wei, please come with me. I have some questions to ask." Li Xuan turned over and dismounted, looked at the carriage on one side, and stretched out his hand to Wei Gong and Du Liu: "Brother Du Xian Please come too."
"Here!" Wei Gong and Du Liu didn't hesitate at all, and got into the carriage behind Li Xuan.
"Go to the Hangzhou Navy Station." Li Xuan ordered and then returned to the carriage.
Looking at Wei Gong sitting opposite, Li Xuan asked directly: "Weng Wei, whose family does Jin Ji belong to?"
In this day and age, although it is not known whether someone who is not a nobleman cannot be an official, no matter who they are, they are more or less related to the nobles in the world.
"It's the Xia family." Wei Gong looked at Li Xuan's confident expression, a wry smile appeared on his face, and then said: "Jin Ji's mother is a distant branch of the Xia family. Jin Ji went to the Western Regions and made many achievements. After his military exploits, he returned to his hometown and was appointed as the city gate captain of the Governor's Office in Hangzhou. However, he has had the opportunity to be promoted for many years, but for some reason, he has never been willing to leave. Now it seems that this is the reason."
"Weng Wei means that Jin Ji has been a member of the Tianyin Sect from the beginning, even before he went to the Western Regions... If this is true, then the losses of the Tianyin Sect this time will be great." Li Xuan His expression changed slightly, and he turned to look at Du Liu, who was sitting next to him: "Brother Du Xian, what do you think?"
In the dim carriage, Wei Gong sat alone on one side, while Li Xuan and Du Liu sat side by side on the other side. The two seemed to be closer to each other.
Wei Gong saw all this, but his expression was unusually calm, without any surprise at all.
Facing Li Xuan's offer, Du Liu said solemnly: "That may not be the case. Maybe it's because Chengmen Wei is an easy place to make money, and Jin Ji doesn't want to let it go."
"Or maybe it's because he can control part of the military power there." A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Xuan's lips, and then he said softly: "Greed is indeed human nature, and that's why others will take advantage of him."
"What the prince said is true." Wei Gong held his hands in front of Li Xuan. He understood what Li Xuan was thinking.
If Jin Ji really was a manpower of the Tianyin Sect a long time ago, then it was too easy to be exposed this time, which would inevitably make people suspicious.
If he was just attracted by the Tianyin Sect, there is no doubt about it. He only needs to be convicted according to the law.
Li Xuan looked at Wei Gong: "Weng Wei, no matter what, with this golden plan, the Xia family can no longer have anything.
I ignored it and must solve it as soon as possible. Please also ask Weng Wei to introduce the Xia family in detail. "
"The Xia family is also an old family in Hangzhou. It has declined in recent years. I have spoken to the prince before." Wei Gong collected his thoughts for a while and then said: "The prince must know that in the silk industry, in addition to raw silk and transportation, there are also bleaching and dyeing. , garment processing, accessories, sales and many other industries, while the Xia family is based on the bleaching and dyeing industry, but the bleaching and dyeing industry is not ideal, so the Xia family began to work more on raw silk and shipping. "
"Shipping, does the Xia family also have a ship?" Li Xuan's hand that had just been raised could not help but pause in mid-air. .
"Your Majesty is wrong. In fact, every family has ships, but the scale is different. Although our Wei family is the largest shipping family in the land of Wuyue, our share is less than 40%." Wei Gong said carefully. Chao Li Xuan told the details.
In Hangzhou, there is nothing that one family can dominate alone. All other families are involved, so that after the rise or decline of a certain family, the internal transfer of power among the sixteen Wuyue families can proceed smoothly.
"Bang bang bang..." There was a knock on the door, and Qiu Zhenmu's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, the navy station has arrived."
Li Xuan looked enlightened and whispered: "Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, we are here. Thank you Wei Weng for your guidance."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Wei Gong cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and took out a booklet from his sleeve: "Your Majesty, what is recorded here is the Wei family's shipping routes in Wuzhou over the years. I hope Your Majesty will not refuse. .”
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Du Liu, who nodded solemnly.
