With a "squeak", the most secret secret door was opened and then closed instantly.
Li Xuan and Zhao Gong came out and stood in the long corridor with solemn expressions.
"These things need to be sent to the palace quickly. We can't keep them in our hands." Zhao Gong looked up at Li Xuan with an extremely nervous expression.
Li Xuan nodded solemnly and said: "Send it now, don't delay, otherwise someone will worry about the backup in our hands."
What was inside that secret door was truly terrifying to see.
Zhao Gong sighed softly and said: "Dalang, be careful in the future. Don't drink too much. Once you make a mistake while drunk, you will immediately become a handle in the hands of others."
Li Xuan nodded seriously and said: "When they come to a place like this, they should have thought that their words and deeds may be secretly recorded. Unfortunately, they were all deceived by the seemingly soundproof environment here. I don’t know, the person eavesdropping on them is not outside the wall, but inside it.”
Li Xuan rarely goes out to eat, and she rarely goes to brothels or brothels.
It's because he knows that in that kind of environment, he has very little control over it, and someone who is interested can easily manipulate it.
So even if he was drinking, his people would check first, or he would even prepare the place.
But some people have never suffered such a loss.
Especially Qinxiangyuan, which specializes in silent sound insulation, is already unscrupulous, and after drinking, it dares to say anything.
Discussing government affairs in vain, leaking secrets, slandering the Queen, spying on the throne, all kinds of unimaginable things can be said after drinking.
However, if these drunken words were recorded on paper and people could see them, they would not think that they were drunk words at all, but would only think that they were drunk truths.
No one can see from the paper that you were a little drunk, even if you forgot about it afterwards, it doesn't matter because the crime has been convicted.
Li Xuan didn't even dare to keep these things. If he used these things to blackmail others, it would backfire if he wasn't careful.
It is better to send them to the palace immediately and let the emperor and queen deal with them. The longer these things are kept in their hands, the more troublesome they will be.
The suspicion of the emperor and the empress is the most fatal. As for the resentment of the aristocratic family, hey, let them save their own lives first.
"Originally I wanted to let them go, but now it seems that we can't do it without confiscating the house." Li Xuan sighed softly.
Just as Zhao Gong was about to speak, a burst of rapid footsteps came from behind.
A Qianniu Guard came quickly, raised his hands to Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Dali Temple has arrived."
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Zhao Gong in disbelief.
Zhao Gong also couldn't believe that the person who came was actually Duan Baoxuan, the minister of Dali Temple.
Before, when he left the palace, two groups of internal officials came out from the Daming Palace to deliver orders to Dali Temple and Yushitai respectively. However, he did not expect that the queen would directly summon Duan Baoxuan, the minister of Dali Temple, and ask him to handle the matter personally. .
"Let's go. It's obvious that the Queen attaches great importance to this case. It seems that those people are really hopeless." Zhao Gong shook his head, still not recovering from the shock.
In fact, it wasn't just him, Li Xuan also couldn't believe that Duan Baoxuan, the minister of Dali Temple, came here in person after leaving the palace, and so quickly.
"Then the Censor Zhongcheng should have taken action on the Censor's Stage. It seems that the Queen wants to kill them all." Li Xuan couldn't help but shook his head. After all, he underestimated the pattern and courage of Empress Wu.
Zhao Gong sighed and said: "These people in the court never do anything but take advantage of others. They have stolen a lot of credit from others. More importantly, they have secretly connected together and done countless things in preparing for the war on the Western Front." With so many hands and feet, the Queen and Your Majesty plan to kick these people out of the court in one fell swoop."
"My nephew originally thought that all this would happen after the war. Isn't it too early now, in case there is turmoil in the family later?" Li Xuan couldn't help but shook his head. He originally thought that even if he could catch these things now, People, the emperor and Empress Wu would also make deals with the families behind these people, and then handle the matter in a more stable way, but now that Duan Baoxuan came in person, the Queen's decisive attitude can be imagined.
"You go and deal with it now. I had to send those things to the palace immediately. In this situation, those things are more effective." Zhao Gong glanced at Li Xuan, turned around and walked towards the secret room again.
Li Xuan took a breath, looked at Qian Niuwei in front of her and said, "Tell the brothers to move faster, time is running out."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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"The sage ordered the King of Nanchang to enter the palace immediately and report all relevant matters. Qinxiangyuan will hand over the affairs to Dali Temple for handling."
"Your Majesty Li Xuan obeys the order."
In the bright lobby, Li Xuan bowed solemnly.
Surrounded by a group of Thousand Niu Guards, Duan Baoxuan stepped forward, helped Li Xuan up, and sighed softly: "My nephew has done such a great thing this time. I can't even think of having any leisure time in Dali Temple."
Li Xuan smiled bitterly, cupped her hands and said, "My nephew never thought that he would cause such a big storm."
From the arrest of Zhou Zhi and Bai Ying's trading information to the complete search of Qinxiang Garden, it only took half a night, but more and more people were involved.
"This is just the beginning." Duan Baoxuan sighed softly and said: "I am here today. I have been here before and have not arrived today. The Queen of Heaven has ordered that everything that can be investigated must be investigated."
Li Xuan's face suddenly became extremely solemn, and she cupped her hands towards Duan Baoxuan and said, "Uncle Shi, be careful."
The pressure that Li Xuan had been burdened with before was now all shouldered by Duan Baoxuan.
A wealthy family is never simple.
It is said that the emperor owns the four seas, and the whole world belongs to the royal ministers; the shores of the four seas belong to the royal land, but it is a fact that the aristocratic family and the royal family divide the world.
Just looking at the fields owned by the aristocratic family, you can tell that they are the real landlords in the world.
Some of these people are rich and wealthy, and if they really want to take revenge, they are definitely not easy to mess with.
"It doesn't matter." Duan Baoxuan said calmly: "It's just killing people. If you kill more, it will be fine."
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, that's what happened in the world.
If you are just bluffing, then once it is seen through, countless people will immediately trample on you without restraint. But if you really kill people and kill them with blood, then there will be very few people who dare to retaliate.
There are not even many people who are secretly plotting.
"Uncle Shi knows what he knows, so my nephew is relieved." Li Xuan looked back at everyone present, and then whispered: "When Dali Temple is asking, please pay attention to whether anyone has seen a person who always carries a It would be better if the man in green wearing the Fang Xiang mask has an accurate time."
Duan Baoxuan's brows suddenly jumped, and then he nodded heavily.
"Then my nephew will go to the palace first!" Li Xuan handed over her hands and said goodbye.
Seeing Li Xuan leave Qinxiang Garden and ride towards the palace on horseback, Duan Baoxuan said coldly: "Send the order for Di Renjie to come over immediately."
"Here!"
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With a "click" sound, a black stone fell on the full chessboard, and more than a dozen chess pieces were immediately eaten to death.
Li Zhi lifted out the surrounded chess pieces one by one, and then put them into the chess box on the side.
The surrounding light is extremely soft and not dazzling at all. The bright candles are covered with tall green gauze, which makes people feel cool inexplicably.
Empress Wu, who was sitting opposite Li Zhi, looked at the situation on the chessboard and sighed softly: "Your Majesty, I always feel that I stopped too early this time and gained very little."
This time it seemed that a lot of people were arrested and a lot of money was gained, but in the end it was not enough.
If the families behind these people can also be severely implicated, the harvest will be great.
"Those people have been plotting secretly for many years, and even supported Prince Yin's son, but in the end they only got some insignificant chess pieces and were kicked out of the court. I am really not willing to accept it." Empress Wu held the hand in the chess box tightly, The white chess piece fell from her hand with a crisp sound.
Li Zhi did not raise his head, still looking at the chessboard in front of him calmly.
"But there is no way. The spring drought has spread to more than a dozen states in Hebei Province. If we don't take action now, then during the autumn harvest, once a disaster occurs, the court will not have any expectations for disaster relief." Empress Wu sighed softly, the spring drought in Hebei Province, It was reported half a month ago.
The central government has sent people to Hebei Province urgently, and a simple report has been sent to the central government. The summer drought in Hebei Province has been finalized.
Not only was the drought a bad harvest, the court was unable to collect taxes, but it also had to go out of its way to rescue the people. However, due to preparations for a war with Tibet, the court could not prepare much money and food. Once the drought came, the court would have nothing to do. .
Empress Wu even thought about transferring Li Xuan to Hebei Province to manage the rivers and regulate the weather. However, people from the Capital Water Department reported that the summer drought was irreversible. Even if people were to be sent to provide disaster relief, they would still need to send someone who could integrate Hebei Province. Officials from dozens of states.
The King of Nanchang is far from qualified, but there is indeed one such figure in the court, and that is Huang Rensu, the former water envoy of the capital and currently the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
As for the King of Nanchang, what he did was equally important...
"When the war is about to begin, it is inappropriate to set up a prison. It is enough to warn them and let them cut some flesh." Li Zhi raised his head slightly, looked at Empress Wu and said: "Supporting the son of Prince Yin and colluding with Tubo, they all do this kind of thing If they can do it, they won't stop in the future.
If you want to completely strangle them, there are still many opportunities. "
"I understand." Empress Wu breathed a sigh of relief, but then she said: "I never thought that that person would dare to hide in Qinxiang Garden. If the King of Nanchang hadn't followed the clues this time, he might not have been able to find him. he comes."
"This is none of your business. You have too many things on your hands, and there will always be loopholes that can be exploited." Li Zhi didn't pay much attention to the fact that the man in Tsing Yi was hiding in Qinxiangyuan.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!" Empress Wu picked up a short note from the side and handed it to Li Zhi. Li Zhi took a look at the densely packed small characters on it and suddenly lost interest.
Empress Wu immediately spoke and said: "I just reported that although the King of Nanchang did not capture the person, he has marked him."
Li Zhi nodded slightly and said: "Since the person has been marked by Twenty-Seven Lang, it can only mean that this person is dead."
"I don't know, the King of Nanchang also wants to find out the depth behind this." Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi with a hint of worry.
Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Let him do whatever he wants. With him biting from behind, those old guys have to be better behaved."
"I hope they won't do anything behind the scenes in this war."
"Check all the ordnance and grain depots on the Western Front. We can't have any problems in this area." Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Empress Wu with a solemn expression.
Empress Wu nodded slightly, and then said: "It is indeed time for a strict investigation."
"And that thing." Li Zhi put the black stones in his hand into the chess box, waved his hand and said: "Now, Bai Ying and Zhou Zhi are captured one after another, and the upper and lower lines are broken. If the Tubo people want to take To get something, they have to do it themselves, and only when they get it by themselves will they believe it is real."
Seeing the deep look in Li Zhi's eyes, Empress Wu nodded gently: "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense."
At this time, a slight sound of footsteps sounded in the center of the hall. Empress Wu turned her head, and a chamberlain bowed and said: "The saint, the Queen of Heaven, the King of Nanchang wants to see you."
(End of chapter)
