In Qianniu Prison, Zhou Qian walked out of the inner cell, raised his hands to Li Xuan who was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard outside, and said, "Report to the prince, I am from Wanxiang Pavilion."
Di Renjie asked with surprise on his face: "That's it."
Subconsciously, Di Renjie looked back into the cell, but he didn't hear many wailing sounds.
Zhou Qian shook his head lightly and said: "No move, but we measured the direction of Yuan Qi in his body. While practicing Buddhist techniques, we also brought in the shadow of Wanxiang Pavilion techniques, and they are extremely authentic."
Li Xuan picked up a teapot from the stone table, poured a cup of warm tea, and said calmly: "There is a demon in the heart, and I was seduced by the demon. The disciples of the Jushe Sect were unwilling to have their dharma lineage destroyed, so they cooperated with the demon sect. But he didn’t want to get too involved with the Demon Sect, but the Demon Sect is so easy to provoke, so I just casually threw a book of exercises in front of him, and he couldn’t help but start practicing the Demon Sect skills.”
In a few words, Li Xuan had already told all the experiences of Daotong, a disciple of the Jushe Sect.
Di Renjie on the side lowered his head silently. Although he quickly figured out the inside story, he was still a step too slow in the end.
"The interrogation will proceed slowly. I hope he really knows where the traces of the man behind him are." After Li Xuan finished speaking, she stood up and walked towards the outside of Qianniu Prison.
Di Renjie sighed softly, stood up, bowed slightly to Zhou Qian, then said goodbye and left.
Now that we know that the Demon Cult is involved, it is not that easy to investigate the shadow behind this matter.
People in the Demon Cult always act cautiously.
Not to mention outsiders, even many fellow demon sects may not be able to catch them much.
What's more, the demon sect's spies have long been aware of what happened at Da Ci'en Temple. If Daotong really knew anything, it would have been eliminated a long time ago.
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On Huangcheng Street, Li Xuan and Di Renjie walked slowly forward.
Looking at the Dali Temple in front of him, Di Renjie asked: "Is the prince going to the Prince's Mansion next?"
"No, we have to go back to Honglu Temple." Li Xuan stopped and said with a smile: "Brother Di, have you forgotten? The affairs of Prince Ying's Palace are just a temporary assignment from the Queen of Heaven. My official position is the Young Minister of Honglu Temple."
"But today is a day of rest?" Di Renjie couldn't help but frowned.
After all, Honglu Temple's work is relatively leisurely. Unlike Di Renjie, even if he takes a rest today, if something big happens, he will still be on duty to solve the case.
"But the inventory of foreign artifacts in Chang'an City is still within the scope of Honglu Temple's authority." Li Xuan lightly shrugged, a little helpless.
Although the final arrests were made by Jinwuwei and Qianniuwei, it was Honglu Temple's responsibility to find the suspects.
After all, there are too many foreign languages involved in this kind of case, and the various information is so secret that no other temple supervisor except Honglu Temple can handle it.
"So, does the prince already have an idea of how to deal with today's incident?" Di Renjie looked straight at Li Xuan.
He and Li Xuan have worked together not once or twice. Li Xuan always has unexpected means to detect the truth of the case.
Nowadays, although there seem to be many clues in the Daci Enci case, if it is true that the Demon Sect has been prepared as Li Xuan said, then these clues will most likely lead to a dead end in the end, and may even lead them to the wrong path to solve the case. It's even harder to find out who's behind the scenes.
Looking at Di Renjie's sincere eyes, Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "Brother Di, this case is not that I don't want to continue investigating, but the other party's real manipulation. Now I can't find a single clue. Even if we investigate more carefully, we are just looking for a needle in a haystack. Since the other party is now willing to act, I don’t mind accompanying him to continue acting, just to buy time for ourselves, until the real..."
"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, hoofbeats, etc." The rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly interrupted Li Xuan's words.
Li Xuan and Di Renjie looked back at the same time and saw a Qianniu Guard dressed in black, riding fast from the direction of Chengtian Gate.
"Hey!" The knight stopped his horse in an instant, then turned over.
Standing in front of Li Xuan and Di Renjie, the knight took out a palm-sized secret book and handed it to Li Xuan. At the same time, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Di Si Cheng, Master Shi Yin asked his subordinates to send this to you."
"Thank you." Li Xuan took the secret book smoothly, glanced at the side, and handed it to Di Renjie.
Di Renjie raised his eyebrows and immediately opened it. Suddenly he saw that the entire second half of the secret book had several pages completely torn out.
The case involved several key figures. The palace did not want Dali Temple to be responsible, so it took matters into its own hands.
Other dynasties might suspect that the palace was deliberately protecting someone, but Di Renjie believed that the emperor would not, let alone Queen Wu.
Although the ministers were unhappy with the arrival of the Second Saints, under the governance of the Two Saints, the Tang Dynasty was considered to be in good weather and the country was peaceful and the people were safe.
The emperor was keen and Wu Hou was decisive.
Di Renjie was sure that the final fate of the characters involved in the torn pages would never be better than what was dealt with in Dali Temple, and it might even be worse.
At this moment, Qianniuwei took out another secret book from his sleeve, handed it to Li Xuan, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this is what the prince asked Qianniuwei to check before, and the results are here."
"Oh!" Li Xuan's face showed a look of surprise. He reached out to take the secret book and said with admiration: "Your efficiency is far beyond my imagination."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I will take my leave." Qian Niuwei bowed his hands slightly to Li Xuan, then nodded to Di Renjie, then got on his horse, and in the blink of an eye, he was heading towards the Chengtian Gate again.
Li Xuan held the secret book in her hand, raised her hand to Di Renjie and said, "Brother Huaiying, I have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, he immediately turned around and left without waiting for Di Renjie's reaction.
Di Renjie couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. What exactly was that in King Nanchang's hand? Why did he feel a little different after getting it?
Thinking of this, Di Renjie immediately chased after Li Xuan: "Your Majesty, wait a moment..."
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Honglu Temple, within the official residence of Honglu Shaoqing.
A huge piece of rice paper was hung on the wall. There were several names under the door, Zhongshu, Shangshu, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Husbandry, Honglu Temple, Internal Attendant Supervisor, Secretary Supervisor, East Palace, and the top row.
"These are the thirty-eight people who have access to the contents of the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Silla-Japanese Kingdom." Li Xuan looked at the names above and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"The prince has been waiting for this thing?" Di Renjie looked at these names in surprise.
"I have always adhered to the principle of targeting whatever others want." Li Xuan looked sideways at Di Renjie and said with a serious face: "What the Tubo people want most now is to get Lanzhou and Shanzhou of the Tang Dynasty. The troops are deployed on the front line, but these things are well hidden by the Ministry of War. Even I can't find out more about them. I don't even know who can touch these things, so I can only think about it from other aspects. .”
"The Tubo people will also be interested in the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom of Silla... Your Majesty's method is correct. If Tubo's hidden line has the ability to access the top-secret information of the Ministry of War, then it will naturally have the ability to access the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom of Silla." Di Renjie He nodded in agreement and said with appreciation: "Although the prince's method is a little eccentric, he can still achieve his goal by finding another way."
Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said softly: "Although the idea is wonderful, if one key point is wrong, then it is very likely that all this will be in vain."
"where?"
"The premise of all my assumptions is that Tubo's meticulous work is not certain, but at least there is a certain probability that the most secret information of the Ministry of War can be obtained. If this point is wrong, Tubo's detailed work will not be able to obtain those things. , then he will definitely not be on this list, and not only will he not be successful, but he may even be unjustly accused."
Li Xuan sighed softly. Now the basis for all of his actions is that the Demon Sect is inside the court. He has enough ability to obtain this information and threaten the safety of the entire Tang Dynasty.
If they don't have this ability, then everything Li Xuan has done during this time will be in vain.
If they fail to distinguish between true and false and are led by others, then they will also become pawns in the eyes of others.
"In the Tang Dynasty, the dynasty was in panic. The Ministry of War had strict responsibilities. There were also many loyal generals in other departments. Those who had access to these top-secret core information were all veterans of the court who had been in the government for a long time and had gone through countless storms. Who else would leak the secret easily?" Di Renjie suddenly felt Li Xuan's dilemma, and at the same time looked at him with some sympathy: "It would be better if something comes out about what the prince secretly suspects, but if nothing is found and the news leaks out, the prince The trouble is big."
"So if there is no result for this thing today, then I will have to burn it." Li Xuan shook his head lightly, how could he not understand the sensitivity of this list at the moment.
Not to mention anything else, this list alone is of great value to those living outside.
If someone really knew that Li Xuan was investigating them, the reaction would be fierce, and Li Xuan might not be able to withstand it.
With his character, of course he would not let people catch him easily, but the key now is to catch people.
Although Li Xuan has now discovered the means that the Tubo people used to use Wanxiang Pavilion on the surface, but if they can't find their methods behind the scenes, then everything will be in vain. It is better to leave it on the surface without moving, at least it will It can make the Tubo people move again.
Di Renjie looked at the dozens of lists in front of him and said with a serious face: "How does the prince plan to check? You know, there are many people. It is probably not their own fault, but many of them are caused by their wives, children, and people around them."
"Ignore the outsiders for now, let's check these people first." Li Xuan's eyes instantly became cold and he said in a deep voice: "First of all, among these people, first eliminate those who cannot have access to the top-secret information on the Western Front deployment of the Ministry of War. The remaining There should not be many people here. Then, let’s see how many people here can pay attention to British public affairs at the same time. Finally, check their daily expenses..."
Di Renjie's eyes gradually brightened as he listened to Li Xuan's methodical arrangements.
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Three pieces of paper were placed flatly on the crime scene in front of Li Xuan.
Zhongzhou Zhi was in charge of the affairs of Zhongshu Province, Cui Fan was a member of Zhongshu Province, and Hu Zai was a member of Prince Zhongshe.
At the same time, there are only three people who can know the alliance between the Tang Dynasty, Silla and Japan, have access to the top secret information of the Ministry of War, and know the affairs of the British Duke Li Jingye, and at the same time spend a huge amount of money.
Therefore, if they want to find the leaker in the court now, they must be among these three people.
(End of chapter)
