Wu Chengsi looked at Li Xuan with a face full of astonishment. He did not expect that the reason why Li Xuan went to the Secretary's Prison this morning was because the Gaozu's imperial title and the imperial seal's back book stored in the Secretary's Prison were the easiest to obtain among all the departments.
Wu Chengsi could not refute this point, the facts were right in front of him.
However, even he didn't know when King Donghai quietly entered the Secretariat, and then secretly tampered with the letters and books left by Emperor Gaozu in his last year, and stole the Chinese characters inside.
Wu Chengsi didn't even know what year King Donghai did it.
At this time, Li Xuan took a step forward, slightly cupped his hands, and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, the History Museum, the Hongwen Museum, the Chongwen Museum, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Prince's Neifang Bureau have few people under their jurisdiction, and they are high-ranking officials in the court. The matter is of great importance and there are many registrations, so it is difficult for outsiders to quietly steal the title and book.
Only in the Secretariat Department, the powers and responsibilities have been divided too much over the years, and the jurisdiction within the library has been taken by others at will, so others can take advantage of it.
This matter is not the fault of Zhou Guogong alone, but the result of years of accumulated abuse. "
Ming Chongyan on one side also held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, this matter needs to be dealt with in time. If these letters and the stolen words in the book are combined, I am afraid that a copy of the emperor's decree can be obtained immediately. The edict of succession.”
"Fake." Li Xuan immediately added, and Ming Chongyan nodded slightly gratefully to Li Xuan.
Empress Wu withdrew her gaze, looked up at Li Zhi, and said softly: "Your Majesty."
"Well, since everyone has interceded for Wu Qing, I will be fined for one year as a warning. At the same time, I will immediately go back to thoroughly check all the files in the Secretary's Prison." Li Zhi straightened up and stared at Wu Chengsi eagerly. : "Wu Qing, I don't want to see when someone forges another edict from the late emperor."
Even if King Donghai gets the imperial edict of Emperor Gaozu, it may not be of much use, but if someone forges the edict of Emperor Taizong, Li Zhi's throne will be shaken immediately.
"I am scared, I obey the order, I will go immediately." Wu Chengsi was extremely smart. After the emperor finished speaking, he immediately knelt down and saluted, then lowered his head and slowly retreated.
Just as he lowered his head, a hint of resentment flashed deep in Wu Chengsi's eyes.
…
Li Xuan stood solemnly in the hall, as if he had no idea what Wu Chengsi was thinking, but the coldness that flashed at the corner of his mouth faintly revealed that he was plotting against someone again.
At this time, Li Zhi's voice sounded: "King Nanchang, you discovered this matter, so I ask you, how should I handle this matter?"
Li Xuan raised her head, looked at the Emperor and Empress Wu on the royal couch in front of her, raised her hands and said: "Your Majesty, Queen, it is actually very easy to deal with this matter. You only need to find the King of Donghai and kill the King of Donghai, then you can find the edict, and you can even On the other hand, whoever finds that edict will be the King of East China Sea."
"Are you sure you can find him?" Empress Wu said with a surprised look on her face. She opened Li Xuan's memorial and said with a frown: "All this last night was probably a trap set up by the King of Donghai. He asked you to find him through the envoy of Silla." Taipingfang, and then found the British Duke's annex in Taipingfang, and finally found the tablet of Emperor Gaozu. There were dozens of important ministers involved inside and outside. How to investigate this matter? "
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Empress Wu's words because this matter involved Li Jingye, Li Xuan's expression remained calm.
He took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, this matter seems extremely complicated, takes a long time, and involves many things. But in my opinion, this matter is a foolish move made by the King of Donghai. This time, he It’s really exposing yourself.”
"Oh?" Li Zhi looked surprised and asked curiously: "How to say?"
Li Xuan straightened up and said confidently: "Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, I would like to ask you, how many people on the list involved in this memorial will still be in Chang'an half a month later?"
Half a month later, Chang'an.
Li Zhi suddenly turned his head to look at Empress Wu. Empress Wu's expression lit up at the same time, and then she nodded and said: "Prince Yin was feeling unwell the day before yesterday. I have asked the imperial doctor to see her. She is nearly eighty years old and her body is weak. She is in danger of death." Time, within this half month."
After half a month of concealing the princess, her body will die, her spirit will rest for five days, and then she will be buried.
It would be impossible for the clan to make a big deal about this matter, and it would even be extremely low-key, and only very few people would be invited.
Under such circumstances, no more than ten of the owners of the names on Li Xuan's memorial would be in the capital at that time, and almost none of them could be present.
"That's it." Li Zhi finally nodded with satisfaction, and then glanced at Empress Wu. Empress Wu lowered his head, and Li Zhi turned around and said, "This matter will be handled by Ming Qing, together with King Nanchang, Zongzheng Temple, Ministry of Rites, and Guanglu Temple , Honglu Temple, Shaofu Temple, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Qianniu Guard, Jinwu Guard, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, Yongzhou Prefecture, and Chang'an Wannian County will provide full assistance if necessary."
"I obey the decree." Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan stepped forward to salute at the same time, following this sacred order.
Li Zhi pushed Li Xuan's imperial edict forward on the desk and said in a deep voice: "I will inform Wu Chengsi and everyone in Taipingfang about today's matter without waiting for a word to be leaked to the outside world. In addition, since the British Duke is like this Hospitable, then his courtyard was changed to Tianping Temple afterwards, and sacrifices were held for Uncle Xi Wang and Princess Xi, and Honglu Temple was responsible."
"I accept the decree." Li Xuan bowed his hands again and saluted.
Li Zhi looked relaxed, waved his hand and said: "Go and get busy. The affairs of Honglu Temple have been settled. This month, I will see the head of King Donghai, and then inform the envoys of Silla and Tubo."
"I obey." Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan held their hands at the same time, and then they slowly retreated.
After Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan quit at the same time, Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "After several years of entanglement, this matter has finally come to an end."
Empress Wu nodded and said: "If this thorn can be pulled out before the battle, then the defeat of Da Feichuan can be avoided."
After the defeat of Dafeichuan, if Li Xuan were standing in the palace at this moment, his face would definitely be filled with astonishment.
He never knew that the Battle of Dafeichuan was actually related to the King of East China Sea.
"Everything is in order, but I don't understand why he is involved again and again. Is it just because he is the grandson of the British Duke and has implicated many generals in the military?" Li Zhi frowned tightly, with a look on his face. With a hint of disgust.
This matter actually involved Li Jingye again, and Li Zhi couldn't help but feel anger rising in his heart.
Empress Wu did not defend Li Jingye this time, and turned over Li Xuan's memorial again.
As Li Xuan wrote, he could clearly see his surprise that Li Jingye was involved in this matter.
Li Xuan really didn't expect that Li Jingye would be under the Suzaku sect and there would be a separate courtyard in Taipingfang.
Empress Wu knew about this. After all, Li Jingye was related to many generals in the army. It would be much more convenient for those generals in the army to live in Taipingfang when they came to the capital of the gods, but...
"Winning over people's hearts." Empress Wu shook her head slightly and said: "As I understand, Duke Yingying has been hoping to make achievements for many years, so he has been in contact with the generals from all directions, in the hope that once they go to the battlefield, he can command the forces of all parties as soon as possible. Restore the merits of the British public."
"Too arrogant. How capable he is. Can you and I not know it? The British public made a compromise request not to let Li Jingye go to the battlefield because he was worried that once he sets foot on the battlefield, he will be like Zhao Kuo. It's the same on paper. They defeated Changping and lost millions of troops." Li Zhi couldn't help but shook his head. They didn't let Li Jingye go to the battlefield. They were not suppressing him, but protecting him, but Li Jingye couldn't see through this. a little.
Empress Wu gently patted Li Zhi's wrist and said softly: "I originally thought that the legacy left by the British Duke was too heavy, but recent events have proved that the British Duke was too easy to be taken advantage of. "
Empress Wu sighed softly. She originally had high expectations for Li Jingye, but now it seems that this expectation is somewhat wishful thinking.
Li Jingye was so easily used by the King of East China Sea, so when he met a veteran like Lun Qinling on the battlefield, wouldn't he be tricked around him?
With Li Jingye's connections in the military, if something happens to him, it may endanger the entire army.
When the time comes, a hundred thousand troops will be destroyed in the northwest because of his fault, then she, Li Zhi, and the entire Tang Dynasty will be left passive.
"So, just don't let him go to the army." Li Zhi shook his head slightly, then frowned and said, "Is there something wrong with this matter?"
Empress Wu was stunned: "Where?"
Li Zhi thought carefully and said: "It's not surprising that the traitor is targeting Li Jingye, but some of Li Jingye's handling of things are too substandard. It's as if something is more important to him than these things." Like?"
"Oh?" Empress Wu looked puzzled.
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "There are too few related things now, so we have to look at it again."
"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded slightly, but she had completely memorized this matter.
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Li Xuan calmly walked out of the Danfeng Gate. When she turned around, Ming Chongyan had disappeared.
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, then got up and led the Jin Wu Guards straight to Honglu Temple.
After briefly explaining to Liu Boying, Li Xuan immediately rushed to Taipingfang. He knew that the King of Donghai must be watching here at all times, looking forward to seeing the court's next reaction.
But he had no idea that Li Xuan had already arranged a killing situation for him.
"Your Highness." Zhou Qian stood in the shadow of Taipingfang and handed Li Xuan directly: "Everything has been arranged."
Li Xuan nodded slightly and said, "In that case, let's withdraw."
"Here!" Zhou Qian waved his hand, and a group of Qianniu Guards filed out of Taipingfang and quickly headed towards Zhuque Gate.
Li Xuan smiled, glanced around, then turned around and got into a black carriage.
There was only one person sitting in the carriage, and Silla asked for forgiveness.
Seeing Li Xuan's relaxed look, the corners of Qin Yujiaogan's eyes suddenly started to beat uncontrollably. He looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "Did the prince capture the King of East China Sea last night?"
"If the traitor is caught, my king will not have any leisure today and will ride with the envoy." Li Xuan smiled easily.
Qin Yujiaoqian immediately said: "Then the prince is sure of catching the King of East China Sea?"
Li Xuan smiled, waved her hand and said, "Envoy, how about we make a bet?"
Qin Yujiaoqian took a deep look at Li Xuan, and then said: "Your Majesty, please speak?"
Li Xuan looked at Qin Yugan and said lightly: "If I can catch the King of Donghai this time and send a message to the national envoy, the national envoy will send a message to your king, how can I be more safe?"
Qin Dujiaogan's expression suddenly became solemn. The King of Nanchang was too confident.
With the character of King Nanchang, it is rare for him to speak so confidently, which may mean that King Donghai is really doomed this time.
The carriage was moving forward slowly.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Qin Yujiaoqian finally nodded and said in a bitter voice: "Okay!"
Li Xuan smiled, then looked at Qin Yujiaoqian, and said: "Let me tell the envoy another piece of news. If I can get the head of the East China Sea King this time, then I may be able to get a good one during the Western Expedition. Location."
Qin Yujiaogan's expression suddenly changed.
(End of chapter)
