Wang Wenzuo nodded and walked into the yard. He immediately understood why Liu Weili liked to stay in that house on weekdays - the back of the house was next to a pond, and the front was bare and unobstructed, making it difficult for outsiders to eavesdrop on the conversations in the house. .
"What is this smell!" As soon as he entered the house, Wang Wenzuo immediately smelled a strange smell. If he looked closely, it seemed like the smell of burning paper money during ancestor worship during the Qingming Festival.
"Oops, paper in the Tang Dynasty should still be very expensive. This is not paper money. This guy should have burned all the conspiracy documents before running away!" Wang Wenzuo reacted immediately and hurriedly searched around. Sure enough, he found a brazier in the corner. It was filled with a thick layer of paper dust.
"Black Teeth Changzhi, Ijilenbode, you two are guarding the door, don't let outsiders in!" Wang Wenzuo shouted sharply, and then he carefully brushed away the paper ashes in the basin. As expected, there were still many paper ashes that were not completely burned. Lost paper.
"I knew this guy must have been panicked at the time and didn't have time to burn everything!" Wang Wenzuo found a brush, carefully brushed off the paper dust, took out the remaining pieces of paper, and spread them on the table. , looked at it carefully, and as more and more pieces of paper were found, his face became more and more gloomy, like paper ashes in a basin.
"Captain Murong!"
"My subordinate is here!" Murong Miao responded quickly.
"Gather everyone in Liu Weili's house into a big room and guard it carefully! No one is allowed to go out, and no one is allowed to enter the house!"
"I obey my orders!"
"Black Teeth Changzhi, Ijirenbode, you two will return to the East Palace with me immediately. I have something important to report to His Highness!"
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East Palace.
Prince Li Hong's reception room is a small and comfortable room located in the southeast corner of the East Palace. Several fire exits are hidden behind the folds of gorgeous curtains woven by craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, exuding a pleasant warmth. The biting cold wind outside did not affect the inside at all. Four beautiful tapestries hang on the four walls. Their marvelous folds and zigzag edges hang almost from the ceiling to the floor. Next to the tapestries is a gilt dragon-headed incense burner, which emits a fragrant scent that fills the entire room.
On the candlestick in the corner, two whale oil candles as thick as arms are emitting bright light. Opposite the candlestick is a silver cabinet about two feet high. The four drawers of the cabinet are carved with extremely exquisite skills. The scenes of Emperor Taizong's glorious victory came out of Qianshuiyuan, Shuqiao Valley, Hulao Pass and Luoyang City.
On top of the silver cabinet is a crystal vat with protruding, bright purple patterns. This is the work of a Persian craftsman. The vat is filled with warm cheese juice, part of which has been poured into the golden cup next to it. This crystal vat and the golden cup are gifts from the emperor to the prince Li Hong. It is equivalent to an entire treasure house in itself, and the upper class of Chang'an City. It is recognized by society that it is worth at least 200,000 yuan.
Beside the silver cabinet, Prince Li Hongzheng was leaning on the brocade couch, barely holding on to his sleepiness, waiting for news about Wang Wenzuo.
"Your Highness, Wang Sima is back, waiting outside!"
Hearing Jin Ren's voice, Li Hong woke up immediately. He straightened his back and said, "Quick, let him come in!"
"Follow the order!"
After a while, Jin Renwen and Wang Wenzuo entered the door. Both of them had unconcealable excitement on their faces, which made Li Hong's heart beat faster.
"Your Highness!" Wang Wenzuo did not waste time. After entering the door, he knelt down on one knee, took out a leather bag from his waist, and presented it with both hands: "When I arrived, Liu Weili had already escaped. This was in the brazier in his study. found!"
"Oh!" Li Hong opened the leather bag and took out a pile of scraps of paper. As soon as he read two pages, his body began to tremble violently: "This, this guy is so brave!"
"Your Highness, without further ado, please make a decision as soon as possible!"
"Yes! Such a major matter should indeed be dealt with immediately!" Li Hong jumped down from the brocade couch, and the blanket slipped off his body, revealing his smooth single clothes: "Sanlang, you have made a great contribution this time!"
"Your Highness, without the help of Brother Renshou, I would not be able to enter the palace to meet Your Highness; if not
With the trust of His Highness, even the humble ministers cannot lead the troops to capture this beast! "
"Hehehehe! Okay, well said!" Li Hong said with a smile: "I was originally worried that I would be punished by Aye Aniang for what happened tonight, but with these in hand, there is no need to be afraid of anything. Sanlang, Jin Jiao You two don’t have to leave the palace tonight, just rest in the next room for a while, and wait until daybreak to meet the king with me!"
"Wei Chen obeys the order!"
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"Would you like a cup of hot wine, Sanlang?" Jin Renwen picked up two wine glasses and asked Wang Wenzuo.
"Yes, give me a big cup!" Wang Wenzuo rubbed his hands. Winter nights in Chang'an City are not pleasant, especially when you are sitting on a horse and galloping into the wind. You will feel that your whole body is almost naked, with countless steel needles. tie.
"Here you go!" Jin Renwen handed the cup filled with warm wine to Wang Wenzuo, and then took it back before Wang Wenzuo took it: "But you can't drink this wine for free, you have to exchange it for something!"
"Change? What?"
"For example, the truth, I mean the whole truth!" Jin Ren asked.
"The whole truth? I don't understand what you mean!" Wang Wenzuo whispered.
"Okay!" Jin Renwen sighed: "There are only two of us in this room now, and the walls are thick enough that the prince next door can't hear what we are saying. Let me ask you a question, can you read fire?"
"Can you read by fire? Of course you can't read!"
"Yes, I think so too. Fire is illiterate, so fire will not choose to burn. Burn these and not burn those, right? And among the pieces of paper you gave to His Highness the Crown Prince, none of them If fire can’t read people’s names, why is it like this?”
Wang Wenzuo's face paled slightly, and he forced a smile and said: "For such an important conspiracy, maybe the thieves agreed on a code word and deliberately did not use names, so naturally there are no names in the remaining scraps of paper!"
"Yes, yes, this is a very good explanation, a very convincing explanation!" Jin Renwen laughed: "Sanlang, you are really smart, maybe the smartest among all the people I have ever met. But you have to understand one thing. There is no need to have enough evidence here, just a little suspicion is enough. A little suspicion is enough to kill you, do you understand?"
Wang Wenzuo nodded. He felt that his neck was a little stiff. Maybe he was taking a little too much risk this time. He wanted to open his mouth to explain, but before he could speak, Jin Renwen waved his hand: "You don't need to explain anything, I probably know why you did this. How should I put it? You are still too kind. You want to try your best to To protect some people. Do you know why the prince likes you so much? Not only because of your talents, but also your kindness. Although the prince is not old, he is born with the ability to be a master. You can feel who is a truly kind person and who has ulterior motives. But you have to understand that there are very few people like the prince. The most common people in Chang'an are poisonous snakes, who repay kindness with revenge. Don't let your kindness harm yourself!"
