Under the firelight, figures flickered.
Li Xuan wore red clothes and gold armor, held an eight-sided Han sword in her hand, and walked in front of Xue Zhongzhang coldly.
Slightly bending down, Li Xuan reached out and patted Xue Zhongzhang's cheek heavily, and said coldly: "I advise you to think about it carefully. No matter who you are, as long as you get involved with the King of East China Sea, you will die, especially It's you, you'd better think about it, don't let anyone in your family... be related to Prince Yin."
Li Xuan said the last words very softly. For a while, only a few people nearby heard clearly what Li Xuan said.
The expressions of all these people changed the moment Li Xuan's words fell.
Xue Zhongzhang, Xue family in Hedong.
When Prince Yin Li Jiancheng was still the crown prince, many members of the Xue family joined Li Jiancheng's command.
Of course, it is the usual practice of aristocratic families to bet on Prince Li Jiancheng, and naturally some bet on King Qin Li Shimin.
Therefore, during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, some people from the Xue family in Hedong jumped over the dragon gate, some fell into the dust, and some died without a burial place.
Although the whole family is fine, some families are ruined, their wives and children are separated, and their descendants are living in unspeakable misery.
Xue Zhongzhang's breathing suddenly became heavy, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes became sharp.
There were many Hangzhou officials present, and they could tell at a glance that someone in the family branch behind Xue Zhongzhang must be related to the hidden prince Li Jiancheng.
In an instant, everyone subconsciously stayed away from Xue Zhongzhang.
Xue Zhongzhang didn't care at all about those grassroots. His cold eyes fell on Li Xuan and said softly: "Although the King of Nanchang is inspecting the generals of the Qianwu Guards, the Jinwu Guards have not judged cases in the local area." Quan, as for those Qianniu Guards, although they have the authority to handle cases, they do not have the authority to kill unless they resist."
A trace of luck flashed in Xue Zhongzhang's eyes. He had been in the Central Committee for many years, and he knew better than anyone else the authority issues of various departments and ministries in the court. However, under his lucky eyes was a keen insight.
However, when he saw Li Xuan's calm and cold eyes, he suddenly felt inexplicable surprise in his heart.
"So, I would like to ask you one last question, what is your relationship with the King of East China Sea, and why would he give you such a vast villa, which is so valuable?" Li Xuan looked at Xue Zhongzhang indifferently.
Xue Zhongzhang's face was still full of disdain, and he had no intention of explaining. .
Li Xuan nodded calmly, looked at Zhou Qian on one side, and ordered: "Behead him!"
"Here!" Zhou Gan nodded, and the long knife in his hand had already slashed Xue Zhongzhang's throat very quickly.
"Bah!" There was a harsh sound, and a slender dagger blocked directly in front of Zhou Qian's Qianniu Guard Sword, saving Xue Zhongzhang's life at the most urgent moment, and the person holding the dagger was clearly Xue Zhongzhang himself.
Xue Zhongzhang turned over and retreated several meters away in the blink of an eye. Before he could stand still, several Qianniu Guards on the opposite side had already taken out several crossbows and pointed them straight at Xue Zhongzhang, with their fingers on the trigger. superior.
"Don't mess around. What you want to know is what I said." Xue Zhongzhang's eyes flashed with panic. After he finished speaking, he seemed to have remembered something, and the dagger in his hand was instantly thrown to the ground.
Li Xuan waved his hand expressionlessly, and Zhou Qian slowly took back the Thousand Ox Sword in his hand.
Xue Zhongzhang breathed a sigh of relief, and then he looked at Li Xuan with an extremely embarrassed expression: "You really dare to kill me?"
"You are too stupid." Li Xuan looked at Xue Zhongzhang and shook his head slightly, and said coldly: "You yourself were transferred from the secretary to the Hangzhou Judicial Army. You think that after the Eastern Expedition army set off, I, the deputy envoy of the Jiangnan Road Army, My authority and responsibility have expired, but why don’t you think about why this military officer is still here, and why don’t you ask if he has completed his duties?”
Li Xuan is naturally referring to Laisui, a member of the Ministry of War, Wailang Laisui.
Xue Zhongzhang looked at Laisui immediately, and Laisui looked at Xue Zhongzhang coldly, not giving him any information at all.
Xue Zhongzhang unexpectedly thought of
What? His eyes suddenly opened wide, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. Then he said with a bitter look on his face: "So, you didn't come to Hangzhou with your uncle?"
A sneer flashed in the corner of Laisui's eyes, but he remained silent.
Laisui was a member of the Ministry of War, and he came to Hangzhou on this trip to supervise the recruitment of sailors by the Hangzhou Navy. He accompanied Lai Jingye to serve as the governor of Hangzhou, but it was just incidental.
In addition, after Laisui arrived in Hangzhou, he had not been to the navy a few times. It was like he came here just to relax and vacation.
However, what is very strange is that the King of Nanchang has already left Hangzhou, but Laisui has not left yet, and even looks completely unhurried and in no hurry.
Xue Zhongzhang originally thought that he came to Sui to wait until the situation in Hangzhou stabilized before leaving, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.
Laisui came to Hangzhou this time for a different purpose and a different duty.
The people from the Ministry of War are still there, and the responsibilities of the King of Nanchang as deputy envoy for preparing troops have not ended.
The powers and responsibilities of the deputy envoy for preparing troops are still there, so naturally he still has the right to kill first and report later.
"Don't talk about those messy things. What is going on with this valuable manor?" Li Xuan stared at Xue Zhongzhang. For such a large manor, even if Wen Xu wanted to please Xue Zhongzhang, the price would be too high. Bigger.
Xue Zhongzhang's face was suddenly full of astonishment. He raised his head and looked at Guan Mi, who was not far away and said in confusion: "This is the residence given to me by the Lieutenant of Xiaoshan Literary School to live in Hangzhou. This matter Guan Canjun should know this, right?"
"Don't look at him. The Qianniu Guards have already gone to capture Wenxu. You'd better hope that we can catch Wenxu, otherwise these things will be unclear." Li Xuan stepped back slightly.
One after another, opened salary boxes appeared in front of Xue Zhongzhang's eyes, and his whole face was filled with disbelief.
"Tonight, the Wusheng Black Soldiers linked up with the Zhoushan pirates and attacked Hangzhou City at night. All of them have been wiped out." Li Xuan looked at Xue Zhongzhang and said coldly: "At the same time, someone sneaked into the Governor's Mansion from the backyard. Eight thousand copper coins were stolen from the treasury, and then we found them through the false wall on the wall of your courtyard, and found the eight thousand copper coins in the pool."
Xue Zhongzhang raised his brows and subconsciously wanted to say something. At this time, Li Xuan waved his hand directly: "Don't make trouble with some unreasonable things. Everything happened in a very short time since I came back. , the traces on the ground, and the slain guard of the bank can prove the authenticity of all this.
No matter how much you participated in this, I just want to know, when Lieutenant Xiaoshan County Wen transferred this place to you, did you check this place and whether there are any unknown secret passages and crypts here. ? "
"Xiaoshan County Wei Wenxu, are you doubting him?" Xue Zhongzhang could tell who Li Xuan really suspected in one sentence.
Xue Zhongzhang just breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately became nervous again.
Although the King of Nanchang didn't sound suspicious of him, he suspected that Xiaoshan Colonel Wenxu was the King of East China Sea.
This may not seem like much to him, but when you think about it, you know that he is in big trouble.
It is natural for everyone to find a traitor and punish him, but for him, a fellow traitor, there is no hope of a good ending.
"Then what's going on with you two?" Li Xuan looked at Xue Zhongzhang indifferently and asked indifferently: "You have only been in Hangzhou for a few days, and already you are so good with Xiaoshan Wenxu that he gave you such a valuable manor. , and you are ready to accept it?
You are from Chang'an, and you understand the sinister nature of people's hearts better than anyone else. If you can't explain this clearly, you know what the consequences will be. "
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Xue Zhongzhang's face turned completely white.
He wanted to say something, but he gritted his teeth and did not dare to reveal a word.
"Huh?" Seeing Xue Zhongzhang's expression, Li Xuan had a hint of surprise on his face: "Could it be that there really is an unknown connection between you two?"
Xue Zhongzhang clenched his fist tightly and said nothing.
Li Xuan quickly turned her head and looked at Zhou Qian on one side.
, said in a deep voice: "Send the steward of the Xue Mansion to Baiqisi immediately, and order Baiqisi to interrogate him quickly without any mistakes."
"Here!" Zhou Qian turned around immediately without any hesitation, and a hint of excitement flashed on his face.
Everyone present also had a hint of surprise on their faces. Could it be that Xue Zhongzhang is really related to the King of East China Sea.
"You..." Xue Zhongzhang was shocked and angry. He did not expect that Li Xuan would dare to attack his housekeeper.
Before Xue Zhongzhang could finish speaking, Li Xuan waved his hand directly and said indifferently: "It's just a housekeeper, not you. Mr. Xue from Hedong won't care."
Li Xuan's words completely suppressed the anger in Xue Zhongzhang's mouth.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came. Xu Captou came in quickly, raised his hands to Li Xuan, Lai Jingye and others and said: "Reporting to the envoy, Captain Xiaoshan is not in the government office, nor is he in his own office." There was no sign of him at home, or in the restaurants and shops he usually visited, and no one in Xiaoshan County knew where he had gone."
Li Xuan immediately looked at Xue Zhongzhang. Although Xue Zhongzhang looked embarrassed, he still replied: "I don't know where he is. We drank together last night, but then I drank too much, and I don't remember anything after that. "
Li Xuan nodded, turned to look at Lai Jingye on one side, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the city of Hangzhou was attacked today. The Xiaoshan County Lieutenant was in charge of Xiaoshan's military equipment. Not only did he not come to reinforce after the incident in Hangzhou, he also did not come to Xiaoshan for reinforcements. They are on duty at the county seat, and now they don’t even know where they are going.
He also gave an order to remove Xiaoshan Colonel Wenxu from his post immediately and place him on a wanted list throughout Hangzhou. At the same time, he notified nearby states that any trace of Xiaoshan Colonel Wenxu would be reported immediately and he would be detained immediately. "
"Yes!" Lai Jingye turned to look at Hu Yu, Yuan Yi and Guan Mi on one side, and said coldly: "Hu Changshi, Yuan Sima, and Guan Jianjun, please draft the relevant official documents immediately without making any mistakes.
In addition, Dalang, you are here to write down the details of what happened tonight. There must be no mistakes or omissions, and the whole writing is the centerpiece! "
"Here!" Lai Sui immediately handed over his hands and turned around to leave.
"Slow down!" Xue Zhongzhang suddenly spoke at the last moment. When he saw everyone looking over him, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and then he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, my official's contact with Xiaoshan County Wei Wenxu is actually to check his behind. Could you please investigate the news about the Wu Sheng traitor?"
Everyone present looked at Xue Zhongzhang in great surprise, and at the same time felt a little admiration. He was worthy of being the nephew of the Minister of Punishment, and he always told lies.
Lai Jingye looked at Xue Zhongzhang calmly, raised his right hand forward, and said coldly: "The evidence is that Sima, who is your superior, and the governor of Sima, have never heard of you talking about this matter. Xue joined the army, some Things can’t be decided by empty words.”
"I have the evidence." Xue Zhongzhang raised his head, looked at Lai Jingye, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and said, "In the secret compartment in my room, there is a secret order issued by the Ministry of Punishment!"
Lai Jingye looked sideways at Sima Yuan Yi and said coldly: "Go get it, Sima."
