Zhuque Gate, inside Honglu Temple.
Two low-level clerks from Honglu Temple walked in from the outside together, whispering to each other.
A thin reporter whispered: "Do you know what happened last night?"
"Understood." The taller and taller Lu Shi came closer and said with a cold expression: "Master Lu made a mistake last night and questioned Shao Honglu about rumors that came from nowhere... Oh, Minister of Rites, Who knows what year will happen, but he actually dares to talk nonsense, that is, Shao Honglu doesn't care, otherwise, he must be punished for being rude."
In one night, what happened last night had already spread among the officials of Honglu Temple.
The vast majority of people are accusing Master Lu of talking nonsense, while on the other hand, they are praising the King of Nanchang for his tolerance and generosity.
Even in the late autumn of last year, the poem written by the King of Nanchang, "Please come to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, as if you are a scholar and a prince of ten thousand households" was once again spread among the officials of Honglu Temple.
Just as the two were discussing the details of last night in a low voice, a rush of horse hooves sounded outside the door of Honglu Temple.
The two of them turned around subconsciously and saw a group of Jinwu guards appearing outside the gate of Honglu Temple.
The leader was none other than Li Xuan, who was wearing a crimson official robe.
…
Li Xuan walked to the gate of Honglu Temple with a solemn expression, put her right hand on the long sword at her waist, and shouted loudly: "From now on, no one in the entire Honglu Temple is allowed to move. Stand where you are, and anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded.”
Everyone looked at Li Xuan in great surprise, with a hint of horror in their eyes.
This is Honglu Temple, the place where the Tang Dynasty maintained diplomatic relations with foreign countries. Even if the King of Nanchang is the young minister of Honglu Temple, he has no right to do this.
Regardless of other people's reactions, Li Xuan directly left four Jinwu guards at the door, and then directed the other Jinwu guards to quickly go to each hospital, while he hurried to see Liu Boying, the minister of Honglu Temple.
Someone had already reported the matter to Liu Boying.
When Li Xuan arrived outside Liu Boying's duty room, Liu Boying happened to walk out of it with a confused look on her face.
At the same time, Yang Shan also walked out of the check-in room.
Li Xuan immediately stepped forward hurriedly and held his hands: "I've seen Da Honglu and I've met Yang Shaoqing."
Liu Boying waved her hand directly, looked at Li Xuan and asked: "King of Nanchang, what happened?"
"Yes!" Li Xuan didn't hesitate at all, and immediately said: "The official suspected that Lu Huan, the chief secretary of the Master of Ceremonies, was the king of Donghai's spy at Honglu Temple, so he hurriedly brought the Jinwu guards in early in the morning to arrest him... Shi Xuan has informed Qian Niuwei and Dali Temple, and their people will rush back immediately."
"Does the King of Nanchang have any solid evidence for his suspicion?" Liu Boying's face immediately darkened.
He is the minister of Honglu Temple, and Li Xuan, as the young minister of Honglu Temple, accuses Honglu Temple of having traitors and accomplices. He acts rashly without going through him as the minister of Honglu Temple. He also ignores the rules of officialdom. It's in.
Li Xuan gave a bitter smile, cupped her hands and said, "Xiaguan is not a reckless person. What happened last night, Xiaguan originally thought that Chief Registrar Lu Huan was requested by a special person to deliberately embarrass Xiaguan. Until I got up today, something flashed in my mind. After an incident, I suddenly realized that Lu Huan's identity was suspicious."
"Have doubts? What should I say?" Liu Boying looked at Li Xuan, frowning slightly, but her heart tightened.
Li Xuan put down his hand, glanced at Yang Shan, and then said with a wry smile: "Dahonglu still remembers what the official said yesterday. The official suspected that the Silla envoys and the Tubo envoys all had an affair with the King of Donghai. Communicate.”
"Yes, the King of Nanchang did say this yesterday." Yang Shan's face had become extremely cautious since Li Xuan mentioned the King of Donghai.
Liu Boying nodded slightly, his face already turning slightly blue.
Li Xuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There is another thing in this. The official wanted to say it yesterday, but he forgot to mention it. That is, the official will track down the Tibetan envoys next, and Silla will plead guilty. Envoy, how on earth did they meet the King of East China Sea?"
"Trace the traces of the Tubo envoy and the Silla envoy?" Liu Boying was slightly stunned. It's not that this matter cannot be traced, it's just...
Li Xuan shrugged, smiled bitterly, and continued: "Whether they are the Tubo envoys or the Silla envoys, their every word and deed in Chang'an will be watched by their colleagues from Honglu Temple. After all, this is The relationship between the two countries and our country is really tense."
Even today, the war between Silla and Datang has not completely stopped, and they even plan to attack Datang next spring.
If it weren't for the fact that it was impossible to know the exact location of Silla's attack on the Tang city, then the Tang border generals would have prepared endless traps waiting for them.
Therefore, even if the Silla people came to ask for forgiveness last year, it was absolutely impossible for Datang to let go of surveillance on him at will.
The actions of Silla's envoys in Chang'an were watched at all times, and there were very few cases of negligence.
This was true for Silla, and even more so for Tubo.
Even the entire Tibetan mission was under the control of the Tang Dynasty.
The people of Tang Dynasty will remember the trauma Tubo caused to Tang Dynasty in Dafeichuan a few years ago.
The emperor, in particular, was always preparing to counterattack Tubo. After several years of preparation, the battle with Tubo was just around the corner.
Under such circumstances, how could the Tang Dynasty allow Tibetan envoys to move freely in Chang'an to spy on intelligence.
Honglu Temple seems to be doing things like welcoming guests and performing court etiquette, but in fact, spying on foreign intelligence and ensuring that the secrets of the Tang Dynasty are not stolen by foreign enemies are also within their scope of authority.
Under such circumstances, how did the Tubo envoy obtain more information about the Tang Dynasty from other people?
Someone is tipping off the news.
who?
Lu Huan, the chief registrar of the Honglu Temple's Ceremony Department.
This is Li Xuan's target.
After seeing Li Xuan's thoughts clearly, Liu Boying's face darkened, but her eyes suddenly calmed down.
On the other hand, Yang Shan, who was on the side, frowned subconsciously and retorted: "Although what the prince said is reasonable, he lacks sufficient evidence. You cannot conclude that he is Donghai just because Director Lu said a few inappropriate words last night. The king’s people, right?”
"Then Brother Yang told Xiao Wang, why did Chief Lu say those words innocently at the banquet last night? Is it just because he doesn't like me?" Li Xuan asked in reply, directly stopping Yang Shan on the spot.
The reason why Lu Huan did what he did last night was simply because there were others behind him who were instigating to embarrass Li Xuan.
This is the cause and effect of this matter.
As for who that person is, no one will know for a while.
But among the officials, they had already locked onto Yang Shan.
Seeing Yang Shan's stunned look, Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "Actually, Xiao Wang didn't plan to conduct an inspection last night. After all, Xiao Wang handled the situation well last night, but today he suddenly remembered that there might be a problem in Honglu Temple. …
If Director Lu is the one with the problem, then what he did last night is thought-provoking. Even if there are follow-up actions today, the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable. "
Follow-up actions, what follow-up actions?
While Yang Shan was still confused, Liu Boying had already reacted and immediately said in a cold voice: "Cha, no matter what, arrest Lu Huan immediately."
Seeing that Liu Boying had completely changed his attitude in an instant, Li Xuan immediately handed over his hand and said, "Follow the order."
As soon as Li Xuan turned around, Liu Boying pulled Yang Shan and walked forward: "Let's go and have a look."
"Here!" Yang Shan was keenly aware of something wrong at this moment. It seemed that something very serious was happening.
The King of Nanchang had already realized this when he got up this morning, and Liu Boying quickly understood the strangeness after being reminded by Li Xuan, but Yang Shan...
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The Master of Ceremonies Office is located in the east courtyard of Honglu Temple. When Li Xuan, Liu Boying and others arrived, the Jinwu Guards had already sealed the place tightly.
Cui Ding quickly stepped forward and whispered in Li Xuan's ear.
Li Xuan's brows twitched, and her face immediately turned ugly. She turned sideways and whispered, "Ask the people from Dali Temple to come quickly."
Liu Boying looked at the officials of the Master of Ceremonies Department and the closely guarded Jinwu Guards gathered inside. He immediately noticed something was wrong. He turned to Li Xuan and said, "King Nanchang, what happened?"
Li Xuan glanced at Yang Shan cautiously, and Yang Shan suddenly felt a trace of doubt.
Li Xuan waved back, and the officials around him were immediately driven away.
At this time, Li Xuan took two steps forward and stood outside the gate of the Master of Ceremonies. She raised her hands to Liu Boying and Yang Shan and said seriously: "The Jinwu Guards came a step too late. Lu Huan is dead."
"Dead, why are you dead?" Yang Shan's face suddenly showed extreme shock.
"How else could he die? He was used as a chess piece once, and then his life was also played to death." Liu Boying's face was extremely embarrassed, and he glared at Yang Shan fiercely, and then gritted his teeth and said: "These People’s methods are really ruthless!”
Compared to Yang Shan, who was born in an aristocratic family, Liu Boying, who has been in the officialdom for a long time, has the most thorough understanding of the mystery.
"Everyone wait, don't let anyone go in, let the people from Dali Temple come to check." Liu Boying shook his head fiercely, then looked up at Li Xuan, with a trace of amazement on his face: "The King of Nanchang is really keen, he can actually detect Behind all this is the King of East China Sea."
Yang Shan stood aside, his face stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized.
Regardless of whether the King of East China Sea is in charge of this matter or not, in the end it must be the King of East China Sea.
Li Xuan smiled bitterly, shook her head, and said: "Last night, Xiao Wang always thought that someone was pulling the strings, but last night, Xiao Wang dealt with it pretty well. I originally wanted to come back today to see what other methods the other party has. , an idea flashed through my mind in the morning, and I had some doubts. Although I was certain about the relationship between Director Lu and the King of Donghai, there was no solid evidence after all. I originally wanted to search, but I didn't expect that they would directly kill someone."
Liu Boying understood everything and nodded, which made sense.
…
Di Renjie stood next to Lu Huan's body and lowered his body to check Lu Huan's face. It was dark and dark, but strangely, Lu Huan's face was peaceful after being killed.
Looking back at the long knife stuck in Lu Huan's back, Di Renjie looked solemn, and then turned to look forward. Lu Huan's right hand was stretched out long, with his fingers spread out, as if he was covering something.
Di Renjie raised his hand and removed Lu Huan's hand from the floor. Five bloody words were written clearly under his hand: "King of Nanchang, kill me."
The handwriting is clear and straight.
Di Renjie immediately raised his head and looked towards the door, and immediately saw Li Xuan standing among the three people in the courtyard.
At this time, a Qianniu guard happened to come from outside the door and whispered a few words in Li Xuan's ear. Li Xuan immediately came to his senses and her expression became relaxed.
At this time, Liu Boying looked at Di Renjie and asked directly: "Di Si Cheng, what happened to Master Lu's death?"
Di Renjie clapped his hands, stood up, and glanced at the chaotic scene in the room.
Finally, he gently wiped the beard on his lips and said in a deep voice: "There are obvious signs of fighting in the house, and there are many knife marks. Moreover, this person left a last word before he died, saying that he was killed by the King of Nanchang." He, but after the official’s investigation, it was decided that this person committed suicide.”
Determined to commit suicide, Di Renjie's words stunned everyone.
How could a person whose back was stabbed with a long knife commit suicide?
(End of chapter)
